Batfish
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Batfish is a name given to several fishes:
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- The California batfish or sting ray (Myliobatis californicus).
- Some members of the family EphippidaeEphippidaeEphippidae is the fish family containing the spadefishes. There are about eight genera, with a total of 20 species, mostly marine. The most well-known species are probably those in the reef-dwelling genus Platax, the batfishes, which are kept as aquarium fish. They are spade-shaped, laterally...
. - Some members of the family OgcocephalidaeOgcocephalidaeOgcocephalidae is a family of bottom-dwelling, specially adapted fish. They are sometimes referred to as batfishes or anglerfishes. They are found in deep, lightless waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans....
, including the Pancake batfishPancake batfishThe pancake batfish, Halieutichthys aculeatus, belongs to the family Ogcocephalidae of batfishes. Their distributrition includes western Atlantic, North Carolina, northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America. They inhabit a subtropical, sandy, reef-associated, and 45–820 m deep...
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- The Batfish BoysThe Batfish BoysThe Batfish Boys were a gothic rock/garage rock/rockabilly band from York and Leeds, England, active between 1984 and 1990, releasing three albums....
, a UK rock group who later shortened their name to Batfish