| Family: |
Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) |
| Max. size: |
11 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 185 - 520 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: endemic to Hawaii. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: fine reticulate color pattern on dorsal surface (uniformly brown or creamy white in some preserved specimens); eye large, 12.5-14.9% SL; interorbital space narrow, 4.4-6.1% SL, forming a groove; rostral protuberance short and blunt, directed upward; principal bucklers blunt and relatively few in number, naked between principal bucklers; no buckler dorsal to orbit; ventral surface with few small bucklers forming a large naked area; subopercular buckler with 1 spine directed forward; relatively small adult body size (< 70 mm SL) (Ref. 84006). |
| Biology: |
Benthic (Ref. 58302). Minimum depth (Ref. 84006). |
| 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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