longnose batfish
Ogcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ogcocephalus corniger, the longnose batfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae, the deep sea batfishes. This fish is found at depths between 29 and 230 m (95 and 755 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas. Like other members of the family Ogcocephalidae, it has a flat triangular body with coloring varying from yellowish to purple with pale, round spots. The lips are orange-red. Projecting from its head is a characteristic structure that is shared by other anglerfish.
Wikipedia contributors, Ogcocephalus corniger; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:00:39.202846+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ogcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980
- Name authority
- Bradbury, 1980
- Common name
- longnose batfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Ogcocephalidae
- Genus
- Ogcocephalus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderOgcocephaloidei
- familyOgcocephalidae Gill, 1893
- genusOgcocephalus Fischer, 1813
- speciesOgcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ogcocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| shortnose batfishOgcocephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829) | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ogcocephalus notatus (Valenciennes, 1837) | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotted batfishOgcocephalus pantostictus Bradbury, 1980 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ogcocephalus pumilus Bradbury, 1980 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| polka-dot batfishOgcocephalus cubifrons (Richardson, 1836) | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ogcocephalus darwini Hubbs, 1958 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ogcocephalus porrectus Garman, 1899 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ogcocephalus radiatus (Mitchill, 1818) | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| palefin batfishOgcocephalus rostellum Bradbury, 1980 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longnose batfishOgcocephalus vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758) | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Bradbury, M. G. (1980). A revision of the fish genus Ogcocephalus with descriptions of new species from the western Atlantic Ocean (Ogcocephalidae: Lophiiformes). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 42. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:48YR7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.