Ogcocephalus
| Ogcocephalus | |
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| Roughback batfish, Ogcocephalus parvus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Ogcocephalus G. Fischer, 1813 |
Ogcocephalus is an anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae.
Species[edit]
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Slantbrow batfish (Ogcocephalus declivirostris)
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ogcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980 (Longnose batfish)
- Ogcocephalus cubifrons (J. Richardson, 1836) (Spotted batfish)
- Ogcocephalus darwini C. L. Hubbs, 1958 (Red-lipped batfish, Galápagos batfish)
- Ogcocephalus declivirostris Bradbury, 1980 (Slantbrow batfish)
- Ogcocephalus nasutus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Shortnose batfish)
- Ogcocephalus notatus Valenciennes, 1837 (Oval batfish)
- Ogcocephalus pantostictus Bradbury, 1980 (Spotted batfish)
- Ogcocephalus parvus Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 (Roughback batfish)
- Ogcocephalus porrectus Garman, 1899 (Rosy-lipped batfish)
- Ogcocephalus pumilus Bradbury, 1980 (Dwarf batfish)
- Ogcocephalus radiatus Mitchill, 1818 (Polka-dot batfish)
- Ogcocephalus rostellum Bradbury, 1980 (Palefin batfish)
- Ogcocephalus vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brazilian batfish, Seadevil)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ogcocephalus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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