Batfishes: Family Ogcocephalidae

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