title: Halieutaea
text: # Halieutaea
  
  Halieutaea is a fish genus in the family Ogcocephalidae.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
  
  | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
  | - | - | - |
  | Halieutaea brevicauda J. D. Ogilby, 1910 | Spiny sea bat | Southwest Pacific |
  | Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889 | Scarlet seabat | Indian Ocean |
  | Halieutaea fitzsimonsi Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1916 | Circular seabat | Indo-West Pacific |
  | Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894 | Smoky seabat | Indo-west Pacific Ocean from off South Africa |
  | Halieutaea hancocki Regan, 1908 | Hairy seabat | Indian Ocean |
  | Halieutaea indica Annandale & J. T. Jenkins, 1910 | Indian handfish | Indo-West Pacific |
  | Halieutaea nigra Alcock, 1891 | | Indo-West Pacific |
  | Halieutaea retifera C. H. Gilbert, 1905 | Torpedo batfish | Eastern Central Pacific |
  | Halieutaea stellata Vahl, 1797 | Starry handfish | Indo-west Pacific Ocean |
  