title: Halieutopsis kawaii
text: # Halieutopsis kawaii
  
  Halieutopsis kawaii, also known as Kawai's deepsea batfish is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.
  
  It is found in the waters of Taiwan and Indonesia.
  
  This species reaches a length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in).
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The fish is named for the author's friend, Toshio Kawai, of the Hokkaido University, who collected the paratypes of the species and made them available for this study.
  
  