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is interrupted, the rear section bends downwards immediately in front of the anus. The scales have bony tubercles with many small spines. The ventral surface of the body is wholly covered in scales. The largest species in this genus is
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found between 200 m (660 ft) down to depths in excess of 2,300 m (7,500 ft). The species in this genus all seem to have specific depth ranges; for example, the two
Atlantic species are separated by depth with
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are tiny pads of teeth placed on stalks. The dorsal and anal fins are small, positioned to the rear of body. The base of the pectoral fins do not have a membrane connecting them to the body or caudal peduncle. The
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Derouen; William B. Ludt; Hsuan-Ching Ho; Prosanta Chakrabarty (2015). "Examining evolutionary relationships and shifts in depth preferences in batfishes (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae)".
520:, or lure, consists of a central bulb which has a further pair of bulges at its base, there is no separation between the three components. The eye is not covered inn skin and there is a large
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batfishes are found in tropical and warm temperate waters, with most species being found in the Indian and
Pacific Oceans, especially the eastern Pacific Ocean. There are two species,
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spine\, this has between 4 and 8 spinelets on either side of its tip. The openings to the gills are small and are located to the rear of the upper base of the
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Ogcocephalidae. The family Ogcocephalidae is classified in the
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Greater Caribbean online information system
291:, meaning "gills", a reference to only the second and third
938:"Genus: Dibranchus, Atlantic Batfish, Batfishes, Seabats"
902:"Taxonomy and Distribution of the Deep-Sea Batfish Genus
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Pacific with a maximum published
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295:having gills, the fourth having no gill filaments.
972:with descriptions of new species and a new genus,
864:; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.).
660:; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.).
625:; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.).
980:Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences
809:The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database
306:has the following species classified within it:
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910:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
803:Christopher Scharpf (14 November 2022).
946:Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
742:; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016).
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698:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
627:"Genera in the family Pgcocephalidae"
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361:Bradbury, McCosker & Long, 1999
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976:(Lophiiformes, Ogcocephalidae)"
880:California Academy of Sciences
676:California Academy of Sciences
637:California Academy of Sciences
590:being found deeper than that.
558:of 8.4 cm (3.3 in).
264:Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes
1:
966:Margaret G. Bradbury (1999).
746:(5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ:
600:List of prehistoric bony fish
1215:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
968:"A review of the fish genus
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850:. February 2012 version.
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562:Distribution and habitat
491:as members of the genus
219:was first proposed as a
483:Many authorities treat
287:, meaning "two", on to
866:"Species in the genus
662:"Species in the genus
266:in the 5th edition of
223:in 1902 by the German
1164:Paleobiology Database
862:Eschmeyer, William N.
811:. Christopher Scharpf
756:10.1002/9781119174844
748:John Wiley & Sons
658:Eschmeyer, William N.
623:Eschmeyer, William N.
537:are not reduced. The
325:Dibranchus atlanticus
235:Dibranchus atlanticus
197:is a genus of marine
149:Dibranchus atlanticus
923:10.3390/jmse10010034
750:. pp. 508–518.
474:Dibranchus velutinus
464:Dibranchus tremendus
451:Dibranchus spongiosa
421:Dibranchus nudivomer
390:Dibranchus japonicus
367:Dibranchus erinaceus
312:Dibranchus accinctus
744:Fishes of the World
710:2015MolPE..84...27D
441:Dibranchus spinosus
269:Fishes of the World
1210:Marine fish genera
838:"Species in genus
431:Dibranchus sparsus
408:Dibranchus nasutus
380:Dibranchus hystrix
357:Dibranchus discors
339:Dibranchus cracens
334:(Atlantic batfish)
221:monospecific genus
40:Atlantic batfish,
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588:D tremendus
535:pelvic fins
530:gill rakers
293:gill arches
259:within the
1205:Dibranchus
1199:Categories
1052:Dibranchus
1038:Dibranchus
1008:Dibranchus
970:Dibranchus
840:Dibranchus
774:2015037522
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606:References
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552:D. sparsus
506:Dibranchus
485:D. nasutus
343:Bradbury,
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251:monotypic
232:described
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66:Eukaryota
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317:Bradbury
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230:when he
212:Taxonomy
160:Synonyms
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