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	Batfish Actinovirus Batfish may refer to: Fish * California batfish or bat ray (''Myliobatis californicus''), an eagle ray from the East Pacific * Red lipped batfish or the galapagos batfish * Ogcocephalidae, a family of anglerfish found in oceans worldwide * ''Platax'', a spadefish genus from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and sometimes kept in aquariums * Freshwater batfish (''Myxocyprinus asiaticus''), better known as the Chinese high fin banded shark, a catostomid sometimes kept in aquariums and aquaculture * Members of the genus ''Halieutaea'' Other uses The Batfish Boys The Batfish Boys (later simply called Batfish) were an English rock band from York and Leeds, England, active between 1984 and 1990. They released three albums. History The band was formed by former March Violets vocalist Simon Detroit (b. Sim ... , a UK rock group who later shortened their name to Batfish , two submarines of the US Navy {{disambiguation, fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	California Batfish The bat ray (''Myliobatis californica'')Gill, T.N. (1865). "Note on the family of myliobatoids, and on a new species of ''Aetobatis''". ''Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. N. Y.'' 8, 135–138. is an eagle ray found in muddy or sandy sloughs, estuaries and bays, kelp beds and rocky-bottomed shoreline in the eastern Pacific Ocean, between the Oregon coast and the Gulf of California. It is also found in the area around the Galápagos Islands.Florida Museum of Natural HistoryBat Ray Biological Profile Retrieved 2006-01-16. The largest specimens can grow to a wingspan of and a mass of .Monterey Bay Aquarium Online Field GuideBat Ray Retrieved 2012-06-14. They more typically range from . The size of the bat ray is dependent on many factors, such as habitat alterations, different oceanographic and environmental conditions. Bat rays have one to three venomous barbed spines at the base of its tail. Some bat rays are solitary while others form schools numbering in the thousands. The sexual maturit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Red-lipped Batfish The red-lipped batfish or Galapagos batfish (''Ogcocephalus darwini'') is a fish of unusual morphology found around the Galapagos Islands and off Peru at depths of . Red-lipped batfish are closely related to rosy-lipped batfish (''Ogcocephalus porrectus''), which are found near Cocos Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. This fish is mainly known for its bright red lips. Batfish are not good swimmers; they use their highly adapted pectoral, pelvic and anal fins to "walk" on the ocean floor. When the batfish reaches maturity, its dorsal fin becomes a single spine-like projection (thought to function primarily as a lure for prey). Diet The species is a piscivore/invertivore, mainly feeding on other small fish and small invertebrates including shrimp, crabs, worms and mollusks. Description The red-lipped batfish reaches up to in length. Its body color is light brown and a greyish colour on its back, with white countershading Countershading, or Thayer's law, is a method ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ogcocephalidae Ogcocephalidae is a family of anglerfish specifically adapted for a benthic lifestyle of crawling about on the seafloor. Ogcocephalid anglerfish are sometimes referred to as batfishes,Family Ogcocephalidae - Batfishes. FishBase. 2016. deep-sea batfishes, handfishes, and seabats. They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. They are mostly found at depths between , but have been recorded as deep as . A few species live in much shallower coastal waters and, exceptionally, may enter river estuaries. They are dorsoventrally compressed fishes similar in appearance to rays , with a large circular or triangular head (box-shaped in ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Platax ''Platax'' is a genus of Indo-Pacific, reef-associated fish belonging to the family Ephippidae. There are currently five known extant species generally accepted to belong to the genus. They are one of the fish taxa commonly known as " batfish". Description Members of the genus ''Platax'' are generally similar in shape to the other species in the family. Adults are rather disc-shaped fish, with laterally compressed bodies and large dorsal and anal fins that give individuals a somewhat triangular profile. ''Platax teira'' is the largest species, reaching lengths of around . The other species reach maximum lengths of around . Distribution ''Platax'' can be found in reefs throughout the entire Indo-Pacific region. Their range extends from the western Indian Ocean in the Red Sea to as far east as Australia. Most ''Platax'' species can be found in higher latitudes, as high as the Ryukyu Islands in Japan and as far south as the eastern coast of Australia. However, the ranges of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Freshwater Batfish Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include non- salty mineral-rich waters such as chalybeate springs. Fresh water may encompass frozen and meltwater in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, snowfields and icebergs, natural precipitations such as rainfall, snowfall, hail/ sleet and graupel, and surface runoffs that form inland bodies of water such as wetlands, ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, as well as groundwater contained in aquifers, subterranean rivers and lakes. Fresh water is the water resource that is of the most and immediate use to humans. Water is critical to the survival of all living organisms. Many organisms can thrive on salt water, but the great majority of higher plants and most insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds need fresh water to survive. Fresh water is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Halieutaea Halieutaea is a fish genus in the family ''Ogcocephalidae''. Species There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: * ''Halieutaea brevicauda'' J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (Spiny sea bat) * ''Halieutaea coccinea'' Alcock, 1889 (Scarlet seabat) * ''Halieutaea fitzsimonsi'' Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1916 (Circular seabat) * ''Halieutaea fumosa'' Alcock, 1894 (Smoky seabat) * ''Halieutaea hancocki'' Regan, 1908 (Hairy seabat) * ''Halieutaea indica'' Annandale & J. T. Jenkins, 1910 (Indian handfish) * ''Halieutaea nigra'' Alcock, 1891 * ''Halieutaea retifera'' C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Torpedo batfish) * ''Halieutaea stellata'' Vahl Vahl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Christian-Friedrich Vahl (born 1955), German cardiac surgeon Emanuel Vahl (born 1938), Ukrainian-Israeli composer * Herbert-Ernst Vahl, German SS general Jens Vahl (1796–1854), Danish ..., 1797 (Starry handfish) References Ogcocephalidae Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]