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Roughback Batfish
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Roughback Batfish

Ogcocephalus parvus Longley & Hildebrand, 1940

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRoughback Batfish
Dutch—
SpanishMurciélago lomo áspero
Chinese粗背蝙蝠鱼
Scientific nameOgcocephalus parvus Longley & Hildebrand, 1940

About this species

The Roughback Batfish (Ogcocephalus parvus) is a species of the family Ogcocephalidae. It has been recorded in Suriname once (GBIF), in 1957. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderLophiiformes
FamilyOgcocephalidae
GenusOgcocephalus

Related species in Suriname