| Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) |
| 10 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 500 m |
| Indian Ocean: from the Andaman Sea and may extend nearby (i.e. India). |
|
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 4-4. This species is characterized by the following: subopercular buckler dull, with many small blunt spinelets at its tip; the ventral surface is covered with small- to mid-bucklers, totally naked between these bucklers; relatively short and blunt rostrum, directed upward; principal bucklers on dorsal surface relatively small and low; dorsal surface with few brown rings (Ref. 86633). |
| A benthic species (Ref. 75154) found on the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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