Is This a Bat Fish?

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No it's not a batfish. I am trying to identify what it is
 
I think you call them sea robins, they are from the familiy of Dactylopteridae
 
I think Flying Gurnard and not Sea Robin since there are not three bands on the tail (as in a Bandtail Searobin) and because the pectoral fins have irredescent blue markings. I am also going off the snout differences and the dots on the body and fins.
 
Thanks, they were really neat watching one turning rock over and digging.
 
This is a batfish. One I got a photo of in Cozumel

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The video is a flying gurnard. A batfish (in Roatan) looks like this...

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