Ogcocephalidae

longnose batfish

Ogcocephalus vespertilio

Thirty Point Five Centimeters Ogcocephalid Fish from the Brazilian Coast

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• South America
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Ogcocephalus vespertilio, the Brazilian batfish or seadevil, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This species is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean. The Brazilian batfish is the type species of the genus Ogcocephalus.