Batfish vs. Anglerfish: What's the Difference?

Batfish and Anglerfish Definitions
Batfish
Any of various marine anglerfishes of the family Ogcocephalidae, having a laterally compressed body with a large disklike head, expanded pectoral fins, and a retractable appendage above the mouth.
Anglerfish
Any of various marine fishes of the order Lophiiformes, having a long dorsal fin ray that is suspended over the mouth and serves as a lure to attract prey.
Batfish
Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
Anglerfish
Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
Batfish
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
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Anglerfish
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Batfish
A name given to several species of fishes:
Batfish
Bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins