Biology:Ogcocephalus notatus

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fish

Ogcocephalus notatus
Ogcocephalus notatus Castelnau.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Ogcocephalus
Species:
O. notatus
Binomial name
Ogcocephalus notatus
(Valenciennes, 1837) [1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Malthaea notata Valenciennes, 1837
  • Malthaea truncata Valenciennes, 1837
  • Malthe angusta Cuvier, 1829
  • Malthe notata Cuvier, 1829
  • Ogcocephalus nasutus cayennensis Puyo, 1936

Ogcocephalus notatus, the oval batfish, is a species of batfish in the family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean.

Description

Ogcocephalus notatus attains a maximum length of about 13.4 cm (5.3 in). The fins have no spines; the dorsal fin has five soft rays, the anal fin has four and the pectoral fins each have at least thirteen rays. The mouth is wide and the pupils of the eyes are oval.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Ogcocephalus notatus is native to the tropical western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Its range extends from the West Indies and Central America to the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil. Its typical habitat is the seabed, on sand or coral rubble, in open areas with shells and fronds of seaweed or in seagrass meadows. It often partly buries itself in the sediment. Its depth range is down to about 275 m (902 ft).[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2601375 entry