[bat-fish] 
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | 1. | any of the flat-bodied, marine fishes of the family Ogcocephalidae, as Ogcocephalus vespertilio, common in the southern Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S. |
| 2. | a stingray, Aetobatis californicus, found off the coast of California. |
| bat·fish (bāt'fĭsh') n. pl. batfish or bat·fish·es Any of various marine anglerfishes of the family Ogcocephalidae, having a retractable appendage above the mouth. |