Ogcocephalus vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Seadevil
photo by Wirtz, P.

Family:  Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Max. size:  30.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 60.8 g
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range - 70 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Antilles; Southwest Atlantic: off Sergipe, Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Extremely long rostrum. Dark spots separated by pale lines that usually form a reticulum occurring in patches on the face and sides of the tail and in the pectoral axillae. Lateral line organs in the cheek series 3.
Biology:  Traded as an aquarium fish at CearĂ¡, Brazil (Ref. 49392).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  reports of ciguatera poisoning


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