Ogcocephalus
Ogcocephalus is an anglerfish genus in the "batfish" family Ogcocephalidae.
| Ogcocephalus | |
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| Roughback batfish, Ogcocephalus parvus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Ogcocephalus G. Fischer, 1813 |
Species
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Slantbrow batfish (Ogcocephalus declivirostris)
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ogcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980 (Longnose batfish)
- Ogcocephalus cubifrons J. Richardson, 1836 (Spotted batfish)
- Ogcocephalus darwini C. L. Hubbs, 1958 (Red-lipped batfish, Galápagos batfish)
- Ogcocephalus declivirostris Bradbury, 1980 (Slantbrow batfish)
- Ogcocephalus nasutus G. Cuvier, 1829 (Shortnose batfish)
- Ogcocephalus notatus Valenciennes, 1837 (Oval batfish)
- Ogcocephalus pantostictus Bradbury, 1980 (Spotted batfish)
- Ogcocephalus parvus Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 (Roughback batfish)
- Ogcocephalus porrectus Garman, 1899 (Cocos batfish)
- Ogcocephalus pumilus Bradbury, 1980 (Dwarf batfish)
- Ogcocephalus radiatus Mitchill, 1818 (Polka-dot batfish)
- Ogcocephalus rostellum Bradbury, 1980 (Palefin batfish)
- Ogcocephalus vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brazilian batfish, Seadevil)
See also
- List of prehistoric bony fish
- List of extant animal genera represented in the fossil record
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ogcocephalus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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