Batfish may refer to:
Fish
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California batfish or bat ray (''Myliobatis californicus''), an eagle ray from the East Pacific
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Red lipped batfish or the galapagos batfish
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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,[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" ...]
'', a spadefish genus from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and sometimes kept in aquariums
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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
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 seab ...
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Other uses
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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
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