Ogcocephalus vespertilio Seadevil

Ogcocephalus vespertilio is commonly referred to as Seadevil. Difficulty in the aquarium: To nie jest zwierzę dla początkujących. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

2598 

AphiaID:

159195 

Scientific:

Ogcocephalus vespertilio 

German:

Seefledermaus 

English:

Seadevil 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Ogcocephalidae (Family) > Ogcocephalus (Genus) > vespertilio (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean, Uruguay, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Food specialist 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

To nie jest zwierzę dla początkujących 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ogcocephalus corniger
  Seefledermaus
• 
  Ogcocephalus cubifrons
  Seefledermaus
• 
  Ogcocephalus darwini
  Galapagos Seefledermaus, Rotlippen Seefledermaus, Darwins Seefledermaus
• 
  Ogcocephalus declivirostris
  Seefledermaus
• 
  Ogcocephalus nasutus
  Kurznasen-Seefledermaus
• Ogcocephalus notatus
• 
  Ogcocephalus pantostictus
  Spotted batfish
• 
  Ogcocephalus parvus
  Seefledermaus
• 
  Ogcocephalus porrectus
  Kokos-Insel Seefledermaus
• Ogcocephalus pumilus
• 
  Ogcocephalus radiatus
  Seefledermaus, Rotlippen-Seefledermaus
• Ogcocephalus rostellum
• 
  Ogcocephalus vespertilio
  Seefledermaus
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2008-09-29 13:27:21 

Last edit:

2020-04-28 13:30:18 

Uwaga!

This is a general hint!
Ogcocephalus vespertilio has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Ogcocephalus vespertilio in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Ogcocephalus vespertilio. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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