Shortnose batfish

(Ogcocephalus nasutus)

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Description

The common bat,devil,baboon tapacaminos (in Mexico) or fish-devil ñato (in Cuba),is the species Ogcocephalus nasutus,a marine fish of the Ogcocephalidae family distributed along the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean,from Florida to the north of Brazil,as well as the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.Rarely is it fish as food.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Lophiiformes
Family:Ogcocephalidae
Genus:Ogcocephalus
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