Biology:Ogcocephalus nasutus

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Ogcocephalus nasutus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Ogcocephalus
Species:
O. nasutus
Binomial name
Ogcocephalus nasutus
(G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Malthe nasuta Cuvier, 1829
  • Ogcoephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829)

Ogcocephalus nasutus, the shortnose batfish, is a species of anglerfish in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae.[2] It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean.

Description

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

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E. (2015). "Ogcocephalus nasutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T20664320A20683348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T20664320A20683348.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20664320/20683348. Retrieved 28 January 2024. 
  2. Bradbury, M.G., 1980. A revision of the fish genus Ogcocephalus with descriptions of new species from the western Atlantic Ocean (Ogcocephalidae: Lophiiformes). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 42(7):229-285.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Ogcocephalus nasutus" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2579789 entry