Scarlet seabat (Halieutaea coccinea)

Scientific name: Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889

The Scarlet seabat (Halieutaea coccinea) is a marine fish of the family Ogcocephalidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, Reunion, Maldives, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, and Western Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Halieutaea coccinea
Family
Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Order
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Depth range
494 m (1621 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 494 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Reunion, Maldives, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, and Western Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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