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Ogcocephalus vespertilio (longnose batfish; Batfish)

Synonyms: Lophius vespertilio; Malthaea longirostris; Ogcocephalus vespertilo
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Brazilian batfish or Seadevil, Ogcocephalus vespertilio, is a species of batfish. Its distribution includes the western Atlantic, from the Antilles to Brazil. This species grows to a length of 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in) TL. It lives on the ocean-floor, covered in sand. The fish are flat, resembling pancakes. It preys on bottom-dwelling invertebrates. This species can be found in the aquarium trade.
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Prey / Diet

Pagurus brevidactylus (Hermit crab)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0