#batfish bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
supertype: spiny-finned_fish__acanthopterygian a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
member of: family_Ogcocephalidae__Ogcocephalidae batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes
member of: order_Pediculati__Pediculati anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth
member of: superorder_Acanthopterygii__Acanthopterygii teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
member of: subclass_Teleostei__Teleostei large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species
member of: class_Osteichthyes__Osteichthyes a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage
member of: subphylum_Vertebrata__Vertebrata__Craniata__subphylum_Craniata fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
member of: phylum_Chordata__Chordata comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
member of: kingdom_Animalia__Animalia__animal_kingdom taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
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