Shortnose batfish
Ogcocephalus nasutus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Ogcocephalidae
- Genus
- Ogcocephalus
Where to Find
Found in 28 diving areas across 19 countries and 4 regions.
- Sandy Island, Anguilla - 2 records
- Aruba Leeward Coast, Aruba - 6 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 2 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 9 records
- South Coast, Barbados - 3 records
- West Coast, Barbados - 3 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 6 records
- Carriacou, Grenada - 1 records
- Southwest Coast, Grenada - 2 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 3 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 8 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 8 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 2 records
- St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
- Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
- Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - 1 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 3 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 3 records
- Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 5 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 2 records
- Corn Islands, Nicaragua - 5 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 2 records
- Salvador & Bahia, Brazil - 2 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 10 records
- Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 2 records
- Morrocoy & Chichiriviche, Venezuela - 3 records