| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Ogcocephalidae | Dibranchus atlanticus | Peters | 1876 | Atlantic Batfish |
Dibranchus atlanticus
Unique Characters: Underside of body completely covered by small prickle-like and/or rough cone-shaped scales. Pectoral-fin lobes separated from tail, forming distinct elbow. Lure prominent in cavity above mouth. A large, elongate subopercular spine ending in 4-8 sharp spinelets on each side. Rostrum like a shelf of sharp spines over the lure (FAO 2002).
Similar Species: None.
References:
Bradbury, M.G. 1999. A review of the fish genus Dibranchus with descriptions of new species and a new genus, Solocisquama. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series 51:259–310.
Peters, W. (C.H.). 1876. Über eine neue, mit Halieutaea verwandte Fischgattung, Dibranchus, aus dem atlantischen Ocean. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1875: 736-742, 1 pl. [On a new fish genus from the Atlantic Ocean, Dibranchus, related to Halieutaea. Monthly Reports of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin]