Ogcocephalus nasutus

Ogcocephalus nasutus, the shortnose batfish, is a species of fish in the anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae.[1]

Ogcocephalus nasutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Ogcocephalus
Species:
O. nasutus
Binomial name
Ogcocephalus nasutus
(G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Malthe nasuta Cuvier, 1829
  • Ogcoephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829)

The fish is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean.

This species reaches a length of 38.0 cm (15.0 in).[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Ogcocephalus nasutus" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.


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