| Family: |
Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) |
| Max. size: |
8.37 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 443 - 528 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: off Gulf of Panama and Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 19-20. A very small species with entire body with simple, very small, and thickly distributed tubercles. Cephalic lateral-line counts: subopercular usually 6, (5-7); preopercular, 2. Tail lateral-line counts 9-14. Subopercular spines small, inconspicuous. Paired fins moderate length, relatively stout (Ref. 40826). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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