Ogcocephalus pantostictus
| Ogcocephalus pantostictus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Ogcocephalus |
| Species: | O. pantostictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ogcocephalus pantostictus Bradbury, 1980
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Ogcocephalus pantostictus, the spotted batfish, is a species of anglerfish in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae.[2] It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, somewhat restricted to the northern and the western Gulf of Mexico.
Description[edit]
This species reaches a length of 31.0 cm (12.2 in).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Collette, B., Grubbs, D., Pezold, F., Simons, J., Caruso, J., Carlson, J., McEachran, J.D., Brenner, J., Tornabene, L., Chakrabarty, P. & Robertson, R. (2015). "Ogcocephalus pantostictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190136A1941442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190136A1941442.en. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Ogcocephalus pantostictus" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
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