Marked Batfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Marked Batfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4. Pectoral fin rays 13 or more . Mouth wide. Additional lateral-line scale in premaxillary series. Shorter disk margin length when compared to nasutus and vespertilio. Pupil oval-shaped compared to other species' approximately kidney- or dumbbell-shaped one .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Marked Batfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Marked Batfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Marked Batfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 172 m . Tropical South America to the mouth of the Amazon.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Marked Batfish |
| 🌍CES | chřestivec znamenaný |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | ヒロクチフウリュウウオ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | peixe-morcego · Peixe-morcego-sul-americano |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Бразильский нетопырь |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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