| Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) |
| 7.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 391 - 1141 m |
| Western Pacific: Japan, Philippines, and north of New Guinea. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 18-18. Interorbital narrow. Ventral surface of disk without tubercles, except lateral line scales on either side of anus. Depressed disk, subtriangular in outline. Triangular rostrum, acutely pointed; overhanging mouth, its terminal spine upswept. Aperture of illicial cavity with a broad dorsal median notch. Gill rakers finger-like pedicels with thin plates filling the angles between the pedicels and gill arch; a cluster of tiny teeth at distal end of each pedicel. Cephalic lateral line scale counts: preopercular 2-4; subopercular 4-6; dorsolateral branch of subopercular 3; supraorbital 6-8. Lateral line scale counts on body 9-11; tail 7-14. Moderately sized fins weak (Ref. 40825). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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