Brazilian batfish

Brazilian batfish
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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Ogcocephalus vespertilio" in FishBase. February 2006 version.


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