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Ogcocephalus declivirostris Slantbrow batfish

Ogcocephalus declivirostris is commonly referred to as Slantbrow 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.

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An Bord des NOAA Ship OREGON II.

Credit: NOAA Teacher at Sea Program / Foto von N Bruce Taterka, West Morris Mendham HS, Mendham, NJ /Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
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lexID:
13960 
AphiaID:
275907 
Scientific:
Ogcocephalus declivirostris 
German:
Seefledermaus 
English:
Slantbrow Batfish 
Category:
Batfish 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Ogcocephalidae (Family) > Ogcocephalus (Genus) > declivirostris (Species) 
Initial determination:
Bradbury, 1980 
Occurrence:
Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
3,5 - 388 Meter 
Size:
16,5 cm 
Temperature:
17,1 °F - 27,1 °F (17,1°C - 27,1°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Crustacean larvae , Echinoderm larvae, Invertebrates, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 
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:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-12-03 17:52:00 

Info

Sea bats are poor swimmers, moving on soft bottoms with the help of their pectoral fins.
Since benthic fish move very little, so they rely mostly on their food coming to them, or being easy to reach.

A good aid to attract prey is the fishing organ (Illicium) formed from the dorsal fin, which is also known from other armfins (frogfishes).

The little guy came aboard the research vessel NOAA OREGON II as part of the NOAA Teacher at Sea Program research project.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 19.06.2021.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 19.06.2021.
  3. NOAA Photo Library auf Flickr (en). Abgerufen am 19.06.2021.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 19.06.2021.

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An Bord des NOAA Ship OREGON II.

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