Biology:Halieutaea
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Halieutaea | |
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| Scarlet seabat (H. coccinea) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837 |
Halieutaea is a fish genus in the family Ogcocephalidae.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Halieutaea brevicauda J. D. Ogilby, 1910 | Spiny sea bat | Southwest Pacific | |
| Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889 | Scarlet seabat | Indian Ocean | |
| Halieutaea fitzsimonsi Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1916 | Circular seabat | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894 | Smoky seabat | Indo-west Pacific Ocean from off South Africa | |
| Halieutaea hancocki Regan, 1908 | Hairy seabat | Indian Ocean | |
| Halieutaea indica Annandale & J. T. Jenkins, 1910 | Indian handfish | Indo-West Pacific | |
| Halieutaea nigra Alcock, 1891 | Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Halieutaea retifera C. H. Gilbert, 1905 | Torpedo batfish | Eastern Central Pacific | |
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Halieutaea stellata Vahl, 1797 | Starry handfish | Indo-west Pacific Ocean |
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Halieutaea in FishBase. April 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q734428 entry
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