Family Ogcocephalidae: The Batfishes
The family Ogcocephalidae is a morphologically distinctive taxon. One of the distinguishing characters is the presence of an illicium. The illicium is the remains of a spiny dorsal fin (note that a second, soft dorsal fin lies far posterior on the body).
Classification
The following genera exist in the family Ogcocephalidae
- Coelophrys: 6 species
- Dibranchus: 14 species
- Halicmetus: 2 species
- Halieutaea: 9 species
- Halieutichthys: 1 species
- Halieutopsis: 10 species
- Malthopsis: 6 species
- Ogcocephalus: 13 species
- Solocisquama: 3 species
- Zalieutes: 2 species
Species listed under Ogcocephalidae
Common Name:
Batfishes
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