Ogcocephalus pantostictus Gefleckter Fledermausfisch, Gefleckte Seefledermaus

Ogcocephalus pantostictus is commonly referred to as Gefleckter Fledermausfisch, Gefleckte Seefledermaus. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 275910

Scientific:: Ogcocephalus pantostictus
German:: Spotted batfish
English:: Gefleckter Fledermausfisch, Gefleckte Seefledermaus

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Ogcocephalidae (Family) > Ogcocephalus (Genus) > pantostictus (Species)
Initial determination:: Bradbury, 1980

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, West-Atlantic Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 5 - 31 Meter
Habitats:: Mangrove Zones, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Unconsolidated muddy grounds
Size:: up to 12.2" (31 cm)
Temperature:: 73.76 °F - 81.5 °F (23.2°C - 27.5°C)
Food:: Clams, Crabs, Echinoderm larvae, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Schrimps, Sea squirts, Snails, Sponges, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ogcocephalus corniger
Seefledermaus
Ogcocephalus cubifrons
Seefledermaus
Ogcocephalus darwini
Galapagos Seefledermaus, Rotlippen Seefledermaus, Darwins Seefledermaus
Ogcocephalus declivirostris
Seefledermaus
Ogcocephalus nasutus
Kurznasen-Seefledermaus
Ogcocephalus notatus
Ogcocephalus pantostictus
Spotted batfish
Ogcocephalus parvus
Seefledermaus
Ogcocephalus porrectus
Kokos-Insel Seefledermaus
Ogcocephalus pumilus
Ogcocephalus radiatus
Seefledermaus, Rotlippen-Seefledermaus
Ogcocephalus rostellum
Ogcocephalus vespertilio
Seefledermaus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-10-17 17:49:50
Last edit:: 2022-10-18 17:09:20

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Ogcocephalus pantostictus is a demersal species that feeds predominantly on a variety of benthic invertebrates, especially gastropods, polychaete and xanthid crustaceans (Callinectes similis), and occasionally small fish.

Habitat: Mainly soft bottoms

Food: The blue crab or dwarf crab (Callinectes similis) seems to be one of its absolute delicacies.

The species name "pantostictus" means "spotted", in reference to the animal's distinctive, overlapping spotted color pattern.

External links

Erstbeschreibung von Ogcocephalus pantostictus (en). Abgerufen am 17.10.2022.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 17.10.2022.
Flickr Homepage Kevin Bryant (en). Abgerufen am 17.10.2022.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 17.10.2022.
Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system (en). Abgerufen am 17.10.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 17.10.2022.

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