Ngaphandle, Batfish ifana kakhulu ne-stingrays. Zibuye zibonakaliswe yinhloko eyindilinga enkulu (noma unxantathu) nomsila omncane, ngokungabikho komzimba okuphelele. Abamele kakhulu amalulwane ahlala isigamu semitha, kodwa iningi lincane. Ngenkambiso yokuziphendukela kwemvelo, amaphiko alahlekelwe ngokuphelele amandla okugcina izinhlanzi zigeleza, ngakho-ke kuye kufanele kukhanyeke olwandle. Yize zibhamba ngokunqikanqika okukhulu, njengomthetho zisebenzisa isikhathi sazo sokuzilibazisa zimane zilala phansi, zilindele inyamazane yazo noma ziliboleze nge-bulb ekhethekile ekhula ngokuqondile isuka ekhanda. Ososayensi bathole ukuthi le bulb akuyona i-Photophore futhi ayidonseli inyamazane ngokukhanya kwayo. Ngokuphambene nalokho, le nqubo inomsebenzi ohlukile - isabalalisa iphunga elithile elizungeze umgcini walo, okuheha izinhlanzi ezincane, ama-crustaceans kanye nezibungu.
Amalulwane olwandle atholakala yonke indawo emanzini afudumele olwandle, hhayi ukubhukuda emanzini abandayo e-Arctic. Njengomthetho, zonke zinamathela ekujuleni kwamamitha angama-200-1000, kepha kunezinhlobo zama-bat ezikhetha ukuhlala eduze kobuso, hhayi kude nolwandle. Umuntu ujwayelene kahle ne-bat, ekhetha amanzi angaphezulu. Le nhlanzi ayiyona eyokuthakazelelwa yisisu, kodwa igobolondo layo selibe liheha abantu, ikakhulukazi izingane. Inhlanzi eyomiswe ilanga ishiya ngemuva ku-carapace eqinile efana nefudu. Uma ufaka amatshe amatshe ngaphakathi kuwo, uthola isigaxa esimnandi, esasisendulo saziwa izakhamizi zase-hemisphere esempumalanga, ezihlala olwandle.
Njengoba umuntu ebengalindela, i-carapace isebenza njengeqembu njengengubo yokuzivikela evela ezakhamuzini ezinkulu zasolwandle. Kuphela ngamazinyo aqine omhlaseli oqinile ongaphula i-carapace ukufinyelela inyama yenhlanzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthola isigaxa ebumnyameni akulula kangako. Ngaphezu kokuthi inhlanzi iyisicaba, futhi ihlangana nendawo ezungezile, kanjalo nombala wegobolondo wawo uphinda umbala wasolwandle.
