Ogcocephalus corniger
Ogcocephalus corniger | |
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Specimen at Bari Reef, Bonaire | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
Genus: | Ogcocephalus |
Species: | O. corniger
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Binomial name | |
Ogcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980[2]
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Ogcocephalus corniger, the longnose batfish, is a species of batfish found at depths between 29 and 230 m (95 and 755 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas.[3][4] Like other members of the family Ogcocephalidae, it has a flat triangular body with coloring varying from yellowish to purple with pale, round spots. The lips are orange-red.[2] Projecting from its head is a characteristic structure that is shared by other anglerfish.
References[]
- ^ Carpenter, K.E. (2015). Ogcocephalus corniger. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190200A20683338.en
- ^ a b Bradbury, M. G. (1980), "A revision of the fish genus Ogcocephalus with descriptions of new species from the western Atlantic Ocean (Ogcocephalidae; Lophiiformes)", Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 42: 229–285, retrieved 22 October 2013
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Ogcocephalus corniger" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
External links[]
- Media related to Ogcocephalus corniger at Wikimedia Commons
- Longnose Batfish Ogcocephalus corniger at iNaturalist
- Longnose Batfish Ogcocephalus corniger at Idaho Species
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ogcocephalidae
- Fish described in 1980
- Lophiiformes stubs