Ogcocephalus radiatus Polka-dot Batfish, Spotted Batfish

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lexID:

10728 

AphiaID:

275913 

Scientific:

Ogcocephalus radiatus 

German:

Seefledermaus, Rotlippen-Seefledermaus 

English:

Polka-dot Batfish, Spotted Batfish 

Category:

Batfish 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Ogcocephalidae (Family) > Ogcocephalus (Genus) > radiatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Mitchill, ), 1818 

Occurrence:

Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Tahiti, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Virgin Islands, U.S. 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 70 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Rubble floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 14.96" (38 cm) 

Temperature:

23,4 °F - 82.4 °F (23,4°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Aiptasia, Carnivore, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ogcocephalus corniger
  Seefledermaus
• 
  Ogcocephalus cubifrons
  Seefledermaus
• 
  Ogcocephalus darwini
  Galapagos Seefledermaus, Rotlippen Seefledermaus, Darwins Seefledermaus
• 
  Ogcocephalus declivirostris
  Seefledermaus
• 
  Ogcocephalus nasutus
  Kurznasen-Seefledermaus
• Ogcocephalus notatus
• 
  Ogcocephalus pantostictus
  Spotted batfish
• 
  Ogcocephalus parvus
  Seefledermaus
• 
  Ogcocephalus porrectus
  Kokos-Insel Seefledermaus
• Ogcocephalus pumilus
• 
  Ogcocephalus radiatus
  Seefledermaus, Rotlippen-Seefledermaus
• Ogcocephalus rostellum
• 
  Ogcocephalus vespertilio
  Seefledermaus
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-05-19 11:33:14 

Last edit:

2024-04-24 09:59:48 

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