Biology:Ogcocephalus cubifrons

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Short description: Species of fish

Ogcocephalus cubifrons
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Ogcocephalus
Species:
O. cubifrons
Binomial name
Ogcocephalus cubifrons
(J. Richardson, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Lophius cubifrons Richardson, 1836
  • Malthaea cubifrons (Richardson, 1836)

Ogcocephalus cubifrons, the spotted batfish, is a species of anglerfish in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae.[2] It is found in the western-central Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina, the Bahamas and north-western Florida to the Campeche Bank off of the Yucatan peninsula.

Description

This species reaches a length of 38.0 cm (15.0 in).[3]

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E. (2015). "Ogcocephalus cubifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T20664248A20683343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T20664248A20683343.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20664248/20683343. Retrieved 28 January 2024. 
  2. Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Ogcocephalus cubifrons" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2037857 entry