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Ogcocephalus parvus

(Ogcocephalus parvus)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Lophiiformes
Family:Ogcocephalidae
Genus:Ogcocephalus
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