Scientific Name	Halicmetus ruber   Pronounce			by: Hsuan-Ching Ho
Author	Alcock, 1891	Depth	344 - 549M
Chinese	紅牙棘茄魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝙蝠魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F233　Ogcocephalidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	紅牙棘茄魚
Max Length	8 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	棘茄魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Andaman Sea, 11°31'40
Synonyms	Halicmetes ruber
Reference	Ho, H.-C. , H. Endo, and K. Sakamaki. 2008. A new species of Halicmetus (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the western Pacific, with comments on congeners. Zoological Studies v. 47 (no. 6): 767-773.   J. Wood-Mason etc. 1891 Ho, H.C. etc. 2008
Specimen List	ASIZP0057212. ASIZP0061273. ASIZP0063079. ASIZP0073917. ASIZP0080602.
Common Name	Batfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin rays 0; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 12-13; pelvic fin rays 5; caudal fin ray 9. Body strongly depressed; disk subtriangular, wider than long; tail relative long; snout broad and rounded, without conical rostrum; face flatted and upturn, the mouth visible from dorsal view; illicial cavity small; esca a small flat lobe, ventral broader than dorsal, with fleshy fringe on dorsal edge; gill 2, gill filaments present on second and third branchial arches; tooth on vomer and palatine; dorsal fin absent; anal fin very short; dorsal surface pale to gray, without any color pattern; ventral surface white; fins translucent and pale; peritoneum gray to brown.
habitats	Habits in the marine bathydemersal. They are awkward, walking on the bottom on their large armlike pectoral fins and smaller pelvic fins.
Distribution	Widely distributed throughout the Indo-west Pacific Ocena. It is a common species in around Taiwan, usually occurring in the northwestern off Yi-lan and Suao.
Utility	No commercial value.