| Ogcocephalus darwini Hubbs 1958, Galapagos
Batfish. Eastern Pacific; Galapagos Islands to Peru. To eight
inches in length. Galapagos (Wolf Island) pic. |
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| Ogcocephalus nasutus (Cuvier 1829). Tropical
West Atlantic, where what few members of the family used in the
trade generally come out of. Found on sandy, muddy or seagrass
areas on the bottom. To fifteen inches in length. SIO aquarium
image. 0-1000 feet. |
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| Ogcocephalus parvus, The Roughback Batfish. Tropical
West Atlantic, usually 2-3 inches; 4 max. Typically deepwater, this one was
found at full size in Cozumel, 2016 in about fifty feet of water. |
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| Zalieutes elater (try saying that ten times
fast) (Jordan & Gilbert 1882), the Roundel Batfish. To six
inches total length. Eastern Pacific; point Concepcion in
California to Peru. Lives on sandy bottoms, eats small crustaceans
and fishes. Oviparous, floating eggs in a raft. |
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