Ogcocephalus corniger Longnose batfish

Ogcocephalus corniger is commonly referred to as Longnose batfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

9701 

AphiaID:

159192 

Scientific:

Ogcocephalus corniger 

German:

Seefledermaus 

English:

Longnose Batfish 

Category:

Batfish 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

Bradbury, 1980 

Occurrence:

Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, The Bahamas, USA 

Sea depth:

29 - 230 Meter 

Size:

up to 9.06" (23 cm) 

Temperature:

27,7 °F - 25,4 °F (27,7°C - 25,4°C) 

Food:

Clams, Invertebrates, Snails, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

None 

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
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-05-12 19:34:35 

Last edit:

2020-01-26 14:06:13 

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