Ogcocephalidae

Dwarf batfish

Ogcocephalus pumilus

Fish Reaching Six Point One Centimeters in the Caribbean Sea

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• South America
• Deep-bodied
• Small
• Tropical fish

Ogcocephalus pumilus, the dwarf batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It is the smallest species in the genus Ogcocephalus.