Batfish
Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797)
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The starry handfish (Halieutaea stellata), starry seabat or minipizza batfish, is species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep-sea batfishes or seabats. This fish is found on the continental shelves of the Indo-Pacific oceans at depths of between 50 and 400 m. They are up to 30 cm long.
Wikipedia contributors, Starry handfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:26:29.810226+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797)
- Name authority
- (Vahl, 1797)
- Common name
- Batfish
- 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 stellata (Vahl, 1797)
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 indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halieutaea liogaster Regan, 1921 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Halieutaea stallata (Vahl, 1797) (Vahl, 1797) | synonym |
| Halieutea stellata (Vahl, 1797) (Vahl, 1797) | synonym |
| Halieutea stellatus (Vahl, 1797) (Vahl, 1797) | synonym |
| Halieutaea maoria Powell, 1937 Powell, 1937 | synonym |
| Lophius stellatus Vahl, 1797 Vahl, 1797 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220344 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.
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:3JDJS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.