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Ogcocephalidae
Family of fishes (anglerfish) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ogcocephalidae is a family of anglerfish specifically adapted for a benthic lifestyle of crawling about on the seafloor. Ogcocephalid anglerfish are sometimes referred to as batfishes,[1][2] deep-sea batfishes,[3] handfishes, and seabats.[4] They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.[2] They are mostly found at depths between 200 and 3,000 m (660 and 9,840 ft), but have been recorded as deep as 4,000 m (13,000 ft).[2][5] A few species live in much shallower coastal waters and, exceptionally, may enter river estuaries.[2]
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Ogcocephalidae | |
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Halieutaea stellata in Takeshima Aquarium, Japan | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Suborder: | Ogcocephaloidei Pietsch, 1984 |
Family: | Ogcocephalidae D. S. Jordan, 1895 |
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