Ogcocephalus porrectus Cocos Batfish, Red Lipped Batfish of Cocos

Ogcocephalus porrectus is commonly referred to as Cocos Batfish, Red Lipped Batfish of Cocos. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Gérard Legendre, Frankreich

Foto: Kokos-Insel, Costa Rica

November 2010;
Courtesy of the author Gérard Legendre, Frankreich

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Scientific:: Ogcocephalus porrectus
German:: Kokos-Insel Seefledermaus
English:: Cocos Batfish, Red Lipped Batfish Of Cocos

Category:: Batfish

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Ogcocephalidae (Family) > Ogcocephalus (Genus) > porrectus (Species)
Initial determination:: Garman, 1899

Occurrence:: Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Endemic species, Peru
Sea depth:: 88 - 150 Meter
Size:: 13,9 cm
Temperature:: 13,8 °F - 20,7 °F (13,8°C - 20,7°C)
Food:: Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

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

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-02-02 18:04:42
Last edit:: 2020-02-03 14:16:37

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Very special thanks forn the first photo of the Cocos Batfish to Gérard Legendre, France

Ogcocephalus porrectus is endemic to Cocos Island.

The Cocos Batfish inhabits sand and rubble substrate and is associated with reef edges to depths of 150 meters.

Synonym: Oncocephalus porrectus (Garman, 1899)

External links

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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