Ogcocephalus
Ogcocephalus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. The species in this genus are found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Western Atlantic Ocean, with most species in the eastern Atlantic Ocean where they live at shallower depths than the other ogcocephalid genera.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Polka-dot Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus cubifrons
Shortnose Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus nasutus
Brazilian Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus vespertilio
Red-lipped Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus darwini
Longnose Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus corniger
Roughback Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus parvus
Spotted Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus pantostictus
Slantbrow Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus declivirostris
Cocos Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus porrectus
Dwarf Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus pumilus
Palefin Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus rostellum
Marked Batfish
speciesOgcocephalus notatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90430.