Brazilian batfish
| Brazilian batfish | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Ogcocephalus |
| Species: | O. vespertilio |
| Binomial name | |
| Ogcocephalus vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The Brazilian batfish or Seadevil, Ogcocephalus vespertilio, is a species of batfish. Its distribution includes the western Atlantic, from the Antilles to Brazil.[1] This species grows to a length of 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) TL.
It lives on the ocean-floor, covered in sand. The fish are flat, resembling pancakes. It preys on bottom-dwelling invertebrates.
This species can be found in the aquarium trade.
References
- "Ogcocephalus vespertilio". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Ogcocephalus vespertilio" in FishBase. February 2006 version.