Dibranchus spongiosa (Gilbert, 1890)

Family:  Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Max. size:  13.32 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 700 - 1244 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico, including the Revillagigedo Islands.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 18-19. Body flabby with thin, translucent skin. Subopercular lateral-line count usually 5. Skull relatively long, at least 30% of SL. Lower lip with membranous fringe of fingerlike papilla. Gill rakers in the form of broad tooth plates attached directly to gill arch,; no pedicels evident. Slender fins moderate in length with thin and transparent membranes. Cephalic lateral-line counts: subopercular usually 5 (5-6); preopercular 2. Tail lateral-line counts 8-11 (Ref. 40826).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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