Ogcocephalus corniger | |
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Specimen at Bari Reef, Bonaire | |
Conservation status
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![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
Genus: | Ogcocephalus |
Species: | O. corniger
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Binomial name | |
Ogcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980[2]
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Ogcocephalus corniger, the longnose batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found at depths between 29 and 230 m (95 and 755 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas.[3][4] Like other members of the family Ogcocephalidae, it has a flat triangular body with coloring varying from yellowish to purple with pale, round spots. The lips are orange-red.[2] Projecting from its head is a characteristic structure that is shared by other anglerfish.