The orbicular batfish, also known as the cooper batfish, circular batfish, orbiculate batfish, round batfish, narrow-banded batfish or orbic batfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific but has been recorded outside its native range in the western Atlantic Ocean.
The pancake batfish belongs to the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. Their distributrition includes western Atlantic, North Carolina, northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America. They inhabit a subtropical, sandy, reef-associated, and 45–820 m deep environment.
Ogcocephalus vespertilio, the Brazilian batfish or seadevil, is a species of batfish. Its distribution includes the western Atlantic, from the Antilles to Brazil, more specifically on the coast of Brazil, occurring from the Amazon River to La Plata River This species grows to a length of 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) TL.
Platax is a genus of Indo-Pacific, reef-associated fish belonging to the family Ephippidae. There are currently five known extant species generally accepted to belong to the genus. They are one of the fish taxa commonly known as "batfish".
Ogcocephalus parvus, the roughback batfish, is a species of batfish found along the coast of the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina in the United States to Brazil. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.
Halieutopsis is a fish genus in the family Ogcocephalidae.
Ogcocephalus is an anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae.
The Louisiana pancake batfish, Halieutichthys intermedius, belongs to the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. It is native to the Gulf of Mexico, and was discovered in 2010. The known range of the species lies within the area of the Gulf of Mexico which was affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Ogcocephalus radiatus or the polka-dot batfish is an arrow-shaped fish in the family Ogcocephalidae with an elongated thin tail. It is dorso-ventrally flattened with round pectoral fins that sit flat on the bottom of the sea floor. It uses its pectoral fins and pelvic fins to "walk" along the bottom in a side-to-side shuffling motion.
Ogcocephalus corniger, the longnose batfish, is a species of batfish found at depths between 29 and 230 m in the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas. Like other members of the family Ogcocephalidae, it has a flat triangular body with coloring varying from yellowish to purple with pale, round spots. The lips are orange-red. Projecting from its head is a characteristic structure that is shared by other anglerfish.
Ogcocephalus notatus, the oval batfish, is a species of batfish in the family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean.
Ogcocephalus porrectus, the rosy-lipped batfish, is endemic to Cocos Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Though members of Ogcocephalidae occur in tropical, warm waters in both the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Rosy-lipped batfish generally reside in shallow to deep water benthic zones with a bathymetric range of 35 – 150 m. The syntypic series was collected at 120 m on a rocky bottom. What makes this fish distinctive are its rosy red lips, specialized pectoral fins used for "walking", and an illicium used for attracting prey.
The Atlantic batfish is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in deep water in the Atlantic Ocean where it lives on the seabed, feeding on small invertebrates.
Halieutopsis andriashevi, also known as Andriashev's deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean in the vicinity of the Mascarene Islands. This species reaches a length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in).
Halieutopsis margaretae, also known as Margaret's deepsea batfish, is a species of fish in the family Ogcocephalidae.
Ogcocephalus pantostictus, the spotted batfish, is a species of anglerfish in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, somewhat restricted to the northern and the western Gulf of Mexico.
Ogcocephalus pumilus, the dwarf batfish, is a species of anglerfish in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in the western-central Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean Sea and off Suriname.
Ogcocephalus rostellum, the palefin batfish, is a species of anglerfish in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina and the Florida Keys to Jamaica.
Ogcocephalus cubifrons, the spotted batfish, is a species of anglerfish in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in the western-central Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina, the Bahamas and north-western Florida to the Campeche Bank off of the Yucatan peninsula.
Ogcocephalus nasutus, the shortnose batfish, is a species of anglerfish in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean.
