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Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Coelophrys: Greek, koilos = hollow + Greek, ophrys = eyebrow (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 1024 m (Ref. 58018). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Japan, Philippines and Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35995)
Simple tubercules on lateral surface of the body. Eye large, 4.6-5.3 in HL. Illicial cavity width greater than eye diameter (Ref. 35995).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Endo, H. and G. Shinohara, 1999. A new batfish, Coelophrys bradburyae (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from Japan, with comments on the evolutionary relationships of the genus. Ichthyol. Res. 46(4):359-365. (Ref. 35995)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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