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Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Halieutaea: Greek, halieutis = fisher (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Frederick William FitzSimons (1870–1951) was an Irish-born South African naturalist and herpetologist particularly interested in snakes and their venom. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Gilchrist & Thompson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 120 m (Ref. 6612). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: off South Africa, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Salomon Is., the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6612)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bradbury, M.G., 1986. Ogcocephalidae. p. 370-373. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6612)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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