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Batfish

Ogcocephalus darwini Hubbs, 1958

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the 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 batfish live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 batfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusOgcocephalus
  7. SpeciesOgcocephalus darwini Hubbs, 1958
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Galápagos batfishEnglish
  • Red-lipped batfishEnglish
  • chřestivec DarwinůvCzech
  • Galapagos-ranglefiskDanish
  • Pez MurciélagoSpanish
  • Poisson chauve-souris à lèvres rougesFrench
  • Peixe-morcego-de-GalápagosPortuguese
  • Нетопырь ДарвинаRussian
  • pez murciélago de las GalápagosSpanish
  • Pez Murciélago Labio RojoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the batfish

Other species in the same genus Ogcocephalus.

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 batfish?

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

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Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ogcocephalus-darwini

MLA

“Batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ogcocephalus-darwini.

BibTeX
@misc{ogcocephalus_darwini_2026,
  title = {Batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ogcocephalus-darwini},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}