Ogcocephalidae
Ogcocephalidae | |
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Halieutaea stellata in Takeshima Aquarium, Japan
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Suborder: | Ogcocephaloidei |
Family: | Ogcocephalidae D. S. Jordan, 1895 |
Genera | |
Coelophrys |
Ogcocephalidae is a
They are dorsoventrally compressed fishes similar in appearance to
The pelvic and anal fins of many species are stout and thick-skinned, so as to support the body off the substrate. These fins also enable batfishes to walk on the seafloor, though the irregular shape of the fins causes most batfishes to swim awkwardly.
This family grouping contains approximately ten genera and 75 known species found in almost all tropical seas around the world.
Three common species (Ogcocephalus, Zalieutes, and Halieutichthys) of batfish are also closely related –as each is referred to as a “sister group.” Each species evolved from the Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic ocean around 56-60 million years ago.[8]
Gallery
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Painting ofHalieutaea stellata by Kawahara Keiga, 1825
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The longnose seabat (Malthopsis lutea)
References
- ^ Derouen, V., et al. (2015). Examining evolutionary relationships and shifts in depth preferences in batfishes (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84, 27-33.
- ^ a b c d Family Ogcocephalidae - Batfishes. FishBase. 2016.
- ^ Bray, D. J. 2012. Ogcocephalidae: Deep-sea Batfishes. Fishes of Australia, accessed 07 May 2016.
- ^ Ogcocephalidae. Australian Museum.
- ^ ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ Theodore W. Pietsch (2005). "Ogcocephalidae". Tree of Life web project. Retrieved 4 April 2006.
- ^ Derouen, et al. 2014
- ^ Shimazaki1, et al. 2004
Further reading
- Rade, C. M. (2011). Functional fin morphology of aquatic substrate-based locomotion in ogcocephalid fishes (Lophiiformes;Ogcocephalidae). Integrative and Comparative Biology., 51, E241–E241.
External links
- Media related to Ogcocephalidae at Wikimedia Commons