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Ogcocephalus declivirostris Bradbury, 1980 Slantbrow batfish |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 16.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 4 - 388 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico to Straits of Florida in the USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 18-20. Rostrum generally sloping downward with respect to the long axis of the body instead of being horizontal or tilted upward; rostrum length to disk margin length, 2.8-3.7. Ventral surfaces of pectoral and pelvic rays without fleshy pads. Pectoral ray count usually 11. Subopercular lateral line scale count usually 8 (7-9). Vertebral count usually 20, lateral line scale usually 25. Distinguished from parvus by its flatter head (HL 4.3-5.1 to SL) and its larger mouth width of mouth to head depth 1.4 - 1.9 (Ref. 40824). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs at depths from 3.5-388 m. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 August 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||