Ogcocephalidae was first proposed as a separate family, the Chaunacidae, by the American biologist David Starr Jordan in … Meer weergeven

Ogcocephalidae contains the following genera:
• Coelophrys Brauer, 1902
• Dibranchus Peters 1876
• Halicmetus Alcock, 1891 … Meer weergeven

Ogcocephaloidei batfishes are dorsoventrally compressed fishes similar in appearance to rays, with a large circular or triangular head (box-shaped in Coelophrys), and a small tail. The largest me… Meer weergeven

Ogcocephaloidei batfishes are found in the Indian, Pacific and Western Atlantic Oceans and are absent from the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. These benthic fishes are found in tropical to subtr… Meer weergeven

Ogcocephalidae fishes do have a luminous esca , as in some other groups of anglerfishes, but secretes a fluid, lasting approximately two minutes, thought to act as a chemical lure which attracts prey such as c… Meer weergeven