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Red-lipped Batfish

Ogcocephalus darwini

Seabook: Red-lipped Batfish

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Max Depth

120 m

Description

Ogcocephalus darwini is a fish of unusual morphology found around the Galapagos Islands and off Peru at depths of 3 to 76 m (10 to 249 ft). Red-lipped batfish are closely related to rosy-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus porrectus), which are found near Cocos Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. This fish is m... Read more in Seabook

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white
brown
grey
red

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Venomous

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