Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Halieutaea indica, the Indian batfish, Indian handfish or Indian seabat, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. The Indian batfish has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution.
Wikipedia contributors, Halieutaea indica; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:42:36.776293+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910
- Name authority
- Annandale & Jenkins, 1910
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Ogcocephalidae
- Genus
- Halieutaea
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderOgcocephaloidei
- familyOgcocephalidae Gill, 1893
- genusHalieutaea Valenciennes, 1837
- speciesHalieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Halieutaea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutaea fitzsimonsi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1916) | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutaea liogaster Regan, 1921 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| BatfishHalieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797) | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby, 1910 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutaea nigra Alcock, 1891 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutaea retifera Gilbert, 1905 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lophius faujas Lacepède, 1798 Lacepède, 1798 | synonym |
| Lophius muricatus Shaw, 1804 Shaw, 1804 | synonym |
| Astrocanthus stellatus Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
| Halieutaea sinica Tchang & Chang, 1964 Tchang & Chang, 1964 | synonym |
| Halieutaea spicata Smith, 1965 Smith, 1965 | synonym |
| Halieutea spicata Smith, 1965 Smith, 1965 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Annandale, N., & Jenkins, J. T. (1910). Report on the fishes taken by the Bengal Fisheries Steamer “Golden Crown.” Part III. Plectognathi and Pediculati. Memoirs of the Indian Museum, v. 3 (no. 1): 7–21, Pls 1 (figs 2–5), 2 (figs 3–4). Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JDJG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.