Ogcocephalus nasutus, the shortnose batfish, is a species of anglerfish in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae.[2] It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean.

Ogcocephalus nasutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Ogcocephalus
Species:
O. nasutus
Binomial name
Ogcocephalus nasutus
(G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Malthe nasuta Cuvier, 1829
  • Ogcoephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829)

Description edit

This species reaches a length of 38.0 cm (15.0 in).[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Carpenter, K.E. (2015). "Ogcocephalus nasutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T20664320A20683348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T20664320A20683348.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 nasutus" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.