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Roughback batfish

Ogcocephalus parvus Longley & Hildebrand, 1940

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the roughback 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 roughback batfish live?

Not recorded

Is the roughback 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 roughback batfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOgcocephalidae
  6. genusOgcocephalus
  7. SpeciesOgcocephalus parvus Longley & Hildebrand, 1940
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • chřestivec hrubotělýCzech
  • murciélago lomo ásperoSpanish
  • イガニシフウリュウウオJapanese
  • Peixe-morcego-lixaPortuguese
  • Западноатлантический нетопырьRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the roughback 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 roughback batfish?

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

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Roughback batfish (Ogcocephalus parvus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/roughback-batfish

MLA

“Roughback batfish (Ogcocephalus parvus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/roughback-batfish.

BibTeX
@misc{roughback_batfish_2026,
  title = {Roughback batfish (Ogcocephalus parvus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roughback-batfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}