Ogcocephalus porrectus Garman, 1899
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 porrectus, the rosy-lipped batfish, is endemic to Cocos Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Though members of Ogcocephalidae occur in tropical, warm waters in both the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Rosy-lipped batfish generally reside in shallow to deep water benthic zones with a bathymetric range of 35 – 150 m. The syntypic series was collected at 120 m on a rocky bottom. What makes this fish distinctive are its rosy red lips, specialized pectoral fins used for "walking", and an illicium used for attracting prey.
Wikipedia contributors, Ogcocephalus porrectus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:23:43.531407+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ogcocephalus porrectus Garman, 1899
- Name authority
- Garman, 1899
- 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 porrectus Garman, 1899
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 |
|---|---|---|
| longnose batfishOgcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Oncocephalus porrectus Garman, 1899 Garman, 1899 | synonym |
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.
- Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. In: Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... By the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer “Albatross,” during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.27494 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:48YRF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.