WoRMS taxon details
Ogcocephalidae Gill, 1893
- Genus Coelophrys Brauer, 1902
- Genus Dibranchus Peters, 1876
- Genus Halicmetus Alcock, 1891
- Genus Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837
- Genus Halieutichthys Poey, 1863
- Genus Halieutopsis Garman, 1899
- Genus Malthopsis Alcock, 1891
- Genus Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813
- Genus Solocisquama Bradbury, 1999
- Genus Zalieutes Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Genus Astrocanthus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837
- Genus Dibranchichthys Garman, 1899 accepted as Dibranchus Peters, 1876
- Genus Dibranchopsis Garman, 1899 accepted as Dibranchus Peters, 1876
- Genus Halicmetes accepted as Halicmetus Alcock, 1891 (misspelling)
- Genus Halieutea accepted as Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837 (misspelling)
- Genus Halieutella Goode & Bean, 1884 accepted as Halieutichthys Poey, 1863
- Genus Halieuteus accepted as Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837 (misspelling)
- Genus Halieuticthis accepted as Halieutichthys Poey, 1863 (misspelling)
- Genus Haliutea accepted as Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837 (misspelling)
- Genus Malthaea accepted as Malthe Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813 (misspelling)
- Genus Malthe Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813
- Genus Ogcoephalus accepted as Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813 (misspelling)
- Genus Oncocephalus accepted as Ogcocephalus Fischer, 1813 (misspelling)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: all major tropical and many subtropical seas. Body usually considerably depressed and flattened ventrally;...
Description Distribution: all major tropical and many subtropical seas. Body usually considerably depressed and flattened ventrally; more or less box-shaped in some. Illicium relatively short; no other dorsal spines. The illicial cavity, with its anterior opening, encloses the esca upon retraction of the illicium. Mouth nearly horizontal. Gill opening located in or above base of pectoral fin. Gills 2 or 2.5; first gill arch reduced and without filaments. Scales well-developed and tubercle-like. The lateral line organs with modified type of scale. Capable of walking on the bottom using their large armlike pectorals and smaller pelvic fins. Swims awkwardly. Maximum length 40 cm, usually 20 cm. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ogcocephalidae Gill, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125495 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
basis of record
van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Distribution: all major tropical and many subtropical seas. Body usually considerably depressed and flattened ventrally; more or less box-shaped in some. Illicium relatively short; no other dorsal spines. The illicial cavity, with its anterior opening, encloses the esca upon retraction of the illicium. Mouth nearly horizontal. Gill opening located in or above base of pectoral fin. Gills 2 or 2.5; first gill arch reduced and without filaments. Scales well-developed and tubercle-like. The lateral line organs with modified type of scale. Capable of walking on the bottom using their large armlike pectorals and smaller pelvic fins. Swims awkwardly. Maximum length 40 cm, usually 20 cm. [details]
