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Batfish

Aluterus monoceros

77Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
7Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb16
Mar2
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul18
Aug9
Sep0
Oct4
Nov17
Dec6

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1East Lothian Scotland11
2Highland Scotland6
3Cheshire East England5
4Cumbria England3
5Scottish Borders Scotland2
6Angus Scotland2
7Moray Scotland1

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
77
Peak month
July
Counties with records
7
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Aluterus monoceros
Group
Fish
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Family
Monacanthidae
Genus
Aluterus
Name with authority
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2626345 · GBIF 2406708