''Ogcocephalus'' is an

anglerfish The anglerfish are fish of the teleost order Lophiiformes (). They are bony fish named for their characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified luminescent fin ray (the esca or illicium) acts as a lure for other fish. The luminescence ...

genus in the batfish family

Ogcocephalidae Ogcocephalidae is a family of anglerfish specifically adapted for a benthic lifestyle of crawling about on the seafloor. Ogcocephalid anglerfish are sometimes referred to as batfishes,Ogcocephalus corniger ''Ogcocephalus corniger'', the longnose batfish, is a species of batfish found at depths between in the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas. Like other members of the family Ogcocephalidae, it has ...

'' Bradbury, 1980 (Longnose batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus cubifrons ''Ogcocephalus'' is an anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * ''Ogcocephalus corniger'' Bradbury, 1980 (Longnose batfish) * ''Ogcocephalus cubifrons'' J. Rich ...

'' J. Richardson, 1836 (Spotted batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus darwini The red-lipped batfish or Galapagos batfish (''Ogcocephalus darwini'') is a fish of unusual morphology found around the Galapagos Islands and off Peru at depths of . Red-lipped batfish are closely related to rosy-lipped batfish (''Ogcocephalus ...

'' C. L. Hubbs, 1958 (Red-lipped batfish, Galápagos batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus declivirostris ''Ogcocephalus'' is an anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Ogcocephalus corniger'' Bradbury, 1980 (Longnose batfish) * ''Ogcocephalus cubifrons'' J. Ric ...

'' Bradbury, 1980 (Slantbrow batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus nasutus ''Ogcocephalus'' is an anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Ogcocephalus corniger'' Bradbury, 1980 (Longnose batfish) * ''Ogcocephalus cubifrons'' J. Ric ...

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, 1829 (Shortnose batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus notatus ''Ogcocephalus notatus'', the oval batfish, is a species of batfish in the family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean. Description ''Ogcocephalus notatus'' attains a maximum length of about . The fins have no spine ...

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, 1837 (Oval batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus pantostictus ''Ogcocephalus'' is an anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * ''Ogcocephalus corniger'' Bradbury, 1980 (Longnose batfish) * ''Ogcocephalus cubifrons'' J. Rich ...

'' Bradbury, 1980 (Spotted batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus parvus ''Ogcocephalus parvus'', the roughback batfish, is a species of batfish found along the coast of the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina in the United States to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of B ...

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, 1940 (Roughback batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus porrectus ''Ogcocephalus porrectus'', the rosy-lipped batfish, is endemic to Cocos Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Though members of Ogcocephalidae occur in tropical, warm waters in both the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Rosy-lipped ba ...

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, 1899 (Cocos batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus pumilus ''Ogcocephalus'' is an anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * ''Ogcocephalus corniger'' Bradbury, 1980 (Longnose batfish) * ''Ogcocephalus cubifrons'' J. Rich ...

'' Bradbury, 1980 (Dwarf batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus radiatus ''Ogcocephalus radiatus'' or the polka-dot batfish is an arrow-shaped fish in the family Ogcocephalidae with an elongated thin tail. It is dorso-ventrally flattened with round pectoral fins that sit flat on the bottom of the sea floor. It uses it ...

'' Mitchill, 1818 (Polka-dot batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus rostellum ''Ogcocephalus'' is an anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * ''Ogcocephalus corniger'' Bradbury, 1980 (Longnose batfish) * ''Ogcocephalus cubifrons'' J. Rich ...

'' Bradbury, 1980 (Palefin batfish) * ''

Ogcocephalus vespertilio ''Ogcocephalus vespertilio'', the Brazilian batfish or seadevil, is a species of batfish. Its distribution includes the western Atlantic, from the Antilles to Brazil, more specifically on the coast of Brazil, occurring from the Amazon River to L ...

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) (Brazilian batfish, Seadevil)

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Ogcocephalidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim {{Lophiiformes-stub

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