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Marked batfish

Ogcocephalus notatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Status not recordedbony fish

The marked batfish (Ogcocephalus notatus) is a species in the family Ogcocephalidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the marked batfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the marked batfish live?

Not recorded

Is the marked batfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the marked batfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusOgcocephalus
  7. SpeciesOgcocephalus notatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Synonyms Malthaea notata, Malthaea truncata, Malthe angusta, Malthe notata, Ogcocephalus nasutus cayennensis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • chřestivec znamenanýCzech
  • ヒロクチフウリュウウオJapanese
  • Peixe-morcego-sul-americanoPortuguese
  • Бразильский нетопырьRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marked batfish

Other species in the same genus Ogcocephalus.

Batfish

Ogcocephalus darwini

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

Batfish

Ogcocephalus vespertilio

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

Dwarf batfish

Ogcocephalus pumilus

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the marked batfish?

The marked batfish (Ogcocephalus notatus) belongs to the family Ogcocephalidae in the order Lophiiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marked batfish (Ogcocephalus notatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marked-batfish

MLA

“Marked batfish (Ogcocephalus notatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marked-batfish.

BibTeX
@misc{marked_batfish_2026,
  title = {Marked batfish (Ogcocephalus notatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marked-batfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}