Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 7; Anal soft rays: 4; Vertebrae: 18 - 20. Cephalic lateral-line counts: subopercular usually 6 (5-6); preopercular 2. Tail lateral-line counts 10-15. Fins small, slender (Ref. 40826).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Ogcocephalidae

Genus: Dibranchus

Species: Dibranchus nudivomer (Garman, 1899)

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Panama, Gulf of Guayaquil, and from off Peru.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless