
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
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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.