Family Ogcocephalidae: The Batfishes

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

 

Species listed under Ogcocephalidae