Biology:Ogcocephalus pumilus

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Ogcocephalus pumilus
Dwarf batfish (Ogcocephalus pumilus).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Ogcocephalus
Species:
O. pumilus
Binomial name
Ogcocephalus pumilus
Bradbury, 1980

Ogcocephalus pumilus, the dwarf batfish, is a species of anglerfish in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae.[2] It is found in the western-central Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean Sea and off Suriname.

Description

This species reaches a length of 6.1 cm (2.4 in).[3]

References

  1. Richman, N.; Collen, B. (2015). "Ogcocephalus pumilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T155325A115300966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155325A4775558.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/155325/115300966. Retrieved 28 January 2024. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  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 pumilus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2972795 entry