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Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Ogcocephalus: Greek, ogkos, ou = hook, curvature (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 88 - 146 m (Ref. 40824). Tropical, preferred ?
Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island and Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40824)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Squamation rough with prominent spiny bucklers. Relatively long disk margin compared to darwini and lower modal number of pectoral rays (14). Each side of the body with a longitudinal stripe (Ref. 40824).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bradbury, M.G., 1980. A revision of the fish genus Ogcocephalus with descriptions of new species from the western Atlantic Ocean (Ogcocephalidae: Lophiiformes). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 42(7):229-285. (Ref. 40824)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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