Ogcocephalus corniger

Ogcocephalus corniger
Specimen at Bari Reef, Bonaire
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Ogcocephalus
Species:
O. corniger
Binomial name
Ogcocephalus corniger
Ogcocephalus corniger, conventional image and X-ray image, showing the stomach content

Ogcocephalus corniger, the longnose batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found at depths between 29 and 230 m (95 and 755 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas.[3][4] Like other members of the family Ogcocephalidae, it has a flat triangular body with coloring varying from yellowish to purple with pale, round spots. The lips are orange-red.[2] Projecting from its head is a characteristic structure that is shared by other anglerfish.

  1. ^ Carpenter, K.E. (2015). "Ogcocephalus corniger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190200A20683338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190200A20683338.en. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Bradbury, M. G. (1980), "A revision of the fish genus Ogcocephalus with descriptions of new species from the western Atlantic Ocean (Ogcocephalidae; Lophiiformes)", Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 42: 229–285, retrieved 22 October 2013
  3. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ogcocephalus corniger". FishBase. January 2016 version.