Ogcocephalus declivirostris
| Ogcocephalus declivirostris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae |
| Genus: | Ogcocephalus |
| Species: | O. declivirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Ogcocephalus declivirostris Bradbury, 1980
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Ogcocephalus declivirostris, the slantbrow batfish, is a species of fish in the anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae.[1]
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Slantbrow batfish (Ogcocephalus declivirostris)
The fish is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean from the northern Gulf of Mexico to the Straits of Florida.
This species reaches a length of 16.5 cm (6.5 in).[2]
References
- ^ Bradbury, M.G., 1980. A revision of the fish genus Ogcocephalus with descriptions of new species from the western Atlantic Ocean (Ogcocephalidae: Lophiiformes). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 42(7):229-285.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ogcocephalus declivirostris". FishBase. February 2015 version.
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