Ogcocephalidae

Naked-belly deepsea batfish

Halieutopsis nudiventer

Seven Point Eight Centimeters Ogcocephalid Fish from Indo Pacific

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Small
• Tropical fish

Halieutopsis nudiventer, the naked-belly deepsea batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. It was originally found in the eastern Indian Ocean around the Bay of Bengal, but is now known to have a wider distribution in the Indo-Pacific.