| Family: |
Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 100 - 500 m |
| Distribution: |
Indian Ocean: from the Andaman Sea and may extend nearby (i.e. India). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 4-4. This species is characterized by the following: subopercular buckler dull, with many small blunt spinelets at its tip; the ventral surface is covered with small- to mid-bucklers, totally naked between these bucklers; relatively short and blunt rostrum, directed upward; principal bucklers on dorsal surface relatively small and low; dorsal surface with few brown rings (Ref. 86633). |
| Biology: |
A benthic species (Ref. 75154) found on the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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