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Atlantic triangular batfish (Malthopsis gnoma)
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Atlantic triangular batfish (Malthopsis gnoma) specimen
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Ogcocephalidae

Atlantic triangular batfish

Malthopsis gnoma

Ogcocephalid Fish Over Sandy Bottoms

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Other
  • Small

Atlantic triangular batfish is a marine fish of Western Central Atlantic. The species occupies coastal waters. The largest recorded length is 6.1 cm.

Maximum length
6.1 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
other
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: north coast of Cuba, vicinity of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean coast of Central America.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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