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.

Ogcocephalus pumilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Ogcocephalus
Species:
O. pumilus
Binomial name
Ogcocephalus pumilus
Bradbury, 1980

Description edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Richman, N. & Collen, B. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Ogcocephalus pumilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T155325A115300966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155325A4775558.en. 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Ogcocephalus pumilus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.