Ogcocephalus vespertilio

Brazilian batfish
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Ogcocephalidae
Genus:	Ogcocephalus
Species:	O. vespertilio
Binomial name
	Ogcocephalus vespertilio; (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Brazilian batfish or Seadevil, Ogcocephalus vespertilio, is a species of batfish. Its distribution includes the western Atlantic, from the Antilles to Brazil.^[1] This species grows to a length of 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) TL.

It lives on the ocean-floor, covered in sand. The fish are flat, resembling pancakes. It preys on bottom-dwelling invertebrates.

This species can be found in the aquarium trade.

References

"Ogcocephalus vespertilio". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 February 2007.

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ogcocephalus vespertilio". FishBase. February 2006 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ogcocephalus vespertilio". FishBase. February 2006 version.

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