Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 6; Anal soft rays: 4. Entire body covered with moderate sized tubercles interspersed with very small tubercles. Cephalic lateral-line counts: subopercular usually 6, (5-7); preopercular, 3 (2-4). Tail lateral-line counts 10-15. Subopercular spines long. Paired fins and caudal with sparse tubercles running out on fin rays a short distance. Fins moderate size, pectoral fins slender, pelvic fins with thickened skin (Ref. 40826). Teeth on vomer and palatines (Ref. 35447).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Ogcocephalidae

Genus: Dibranchus

Species: Dibranchus erinaceus (Garman, 1899)

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island, and Peninsula de Azuero, Panama.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless