Overview information for Big-nosed deepsea batfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
This species is distinguished by the following characters: dorsal surface with black to brown vermiculate color pattern; principal tubercles on dorsal surface with 5-8 facets; ventral surface naked or with scattered tubercles; bifurcate tubercles associated with lateral line on tail; dorsal lobe of esca with pair of cirri at the tip and small appendage on each side of its base; skull length 28.7-36.8% SL, interorbital width 11.3-13.3% SL, mouth width 23.9-30.7% SL, upper jaw length 15.1-17.6% SL, post-anus length 61.7-67.8% SL, preanal length 74.9-85.0% SL, disk margin 43.4-52.3% SL, dorsal-fin length 14.8-19.1% SL, pectoral-fin length 26.1-31.2% SL, anal-fin length 16.1-20.2% SL, caudal-fin length 24.3-33.1% SL; lateral-line neuromasts: preopercular series 3-4, subopercular series 5-6, dorsolateral branch of subopercular series 3 .Cross section: flattened.
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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 297 - 1141 m , usually 300 - 600 m . Tropical West Pacific: Andaman Sea to the Solomon Is.
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halieutopsis nasuta | Alcock | 1891 | Synonym |
| Ogcocephalus nasutus | Alcock | 1891 | Homotypic |
| Ogcocephalus nasutus cayennensis | Puyo | 1936 | Synonym |
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