| Family: |
Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) |
| Max. size: |
14.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 366 - 2324 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: off Mexico and Central and South America, from the mouth of Gulf of Mexico to off the southern tip of Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-6; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 18-20. Entire body covered with simple, very small, and thickly distributed tubercles Cephalic lateral-line counts: subopercular usually 6, (5-7); preopercular, 3 (1-4). Tail lateral-line counts 9-15. Subopercular spines small, inconspicuous. Paired fins with tubercles covering pedicels and occurring along both dorsal and ventral surfaces of fin rays. Slender fins relatively week (Ref. 40826). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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