| Family: |
Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) |
| Max. size: |
23 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 29 - 230 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to southern Bahamas. |
| Diagnosis: |
Evenly covered by closely set pale spots on a darker background. Subopercular lateral-line scales usually 5-7. Differs from pumilus in having larger body size and fleshy pads on the ventral tips of the pectoral rays (absent in pumilus) (Ref. 40824). |
| Biology: |
Found typically on sandy bottoms (Ref. 27549). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 September 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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