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Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Dibranchus: Greek, di = two + Greek, brangchia = gills (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 620 - 1494 m (Ref. 27311). Deep-water
Western Pacific: Japan and Australia (Ref. 7300). Reported from South Africa (Ref. 50473).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40826)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 56;
Anal
soft rays: 4;
Vertebrae: 18 - 19. Relatively short skull, length 24.2% of SL versus up to at least 26% in other species. Extremely thick and leathery skin, studded with small tubercles over entire body. Principal tubercles of ventral surface of tail very stout but relatively short. Fin-rays without tubercles. Pectoral and pelvic fins both relatively short, broad, the covering skin extremely fleshy, with thick membranes. Cephalic lateral-line counts: subopercular 5; preopercular 2. Tail lateral-line counts 11 (Ref. 40826).
A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bradbury, M.G., 1999. A review of the fish genus Dibranchus with descriptions of new species and a new genus, Solocisquama (Lophiiformes, Ogcocephalidae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 51(5):259-310. (Ref. 40826)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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