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Longnose batfish

Ogcocephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the longnose 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 longnose batfish live?

Not recorded

Is the longnose 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 longnose batfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusOgcocephalus
  7. SpeciesOgcocephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829)

Synonyms Malthe nasuta, Ogcoephalus nasutus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Redbellied batfishEnglish
  • Shortnose batfishEnglish
  • chřestivec krátkorypýCzech
  • Kortsnudet ranglefiskDanish
  • DiabloSpanish
  • Poisson chauve-souris à ventre rougeFrench
  • ニシフウリュウウオJapanese
  • Palomb 'i awaPapiamento
  • Peixe-morcego-de-nariz-curtoPortuguese
  • Вест-индский нетопырьRussian
  • MurcielagoSpanish
  • MurciélagoSpanish
  • murciélago tapacaminosSpanish
  • pez diablo ñatoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longnose 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 longnose batfish?

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

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ogcocephalus-nasutus

MLA

“Longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ogcocephalus-nasutus.

BibTeX
@misc{ogcocephalus_nasutus_2026,
  title = {Longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ogcocephalus-nasutus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}