The Rosy Lipped Batfish

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Lophiiformes Family: Ogcocephalidae Genus: Ogcocephalus Species: Ogcocephalus Darwini Common Name: Red-lipped batfish The red-lipped batfish is a strange looking fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae. It can be found in the Galapagos Islands. Red-lipped batfish Description It is a bottom dwelling fish, usually inhabiting waters over 30 meters (100 feet.) deep. It can reach a maximum length of about 40cm (16 inches) long...Read Full Story

I think this bottom-dweller is the muse of the ocean floor. The lovely looking Rosy-lipped Batfish( Ogcocephalus porrectus) can be found in Cocos Island off the coast of Costa Rica. It is similar in appearance to the Red-lipped Batfish which is found in the nearby Galapagos Islands. While this picture looks like some harebrained lipstick ad, it’s actually the aptly-named “rosy-lipped batfish” . Though it would probably could have been even more aptly-named “the scowling old lady at the DMV...Read Full Story

Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ActinopterygiiOrder: LophiiformesFamily: OgcocephalidaeGenus: OgcocephalusSpecies: Ogcocephalus DarwiniCommon Name: Red-lipped batfishThe red-lipped batfish is a strange looking fish belonging to the family Ogcocephalidae. It can be found in the Galapagos Islands. Red-lipped batfish DescriptionIt is a bottom dwelling fish, usually inhabiting waters over 30 meters (100 feet.) deep. It can reach a maximum length of about 40cm (16 inches) long. It has a...Read Full Story

I think this bottom-dweller is the muse of the ocean floor. The lovely looking Rosy-lipped Batfish( Ogcocephalus porrectus) can be found in Cocos Island off the coast of Costa Rica. It is similar in appearance to the Red-lipped Batfish which is found in the nearby Galapagos Islands. While this picture looks like some harebrained lipstick ad, it’s actually the aptly-named “rosy-lipped batfish” . Though it would probably could have been even more aptly-named “the scowling old lady at the DMV...Read Full Story

Buddhism and superstition meet head on in Thailand after stories attributing lottery wins were ascribed to the red lipped Buddha at Wat Phrammanee , Ban Yai of Muang , Thailand.The monks have made the most of villagers superstitious belief and pour wax onto water which then turns into shapes which are interpreted as numbers. Thailand's lottery runs every month in a country which otherwise bans gambling. The top prize is several million Baht which is £60 - 70,000 a mere fraction of the UK's...Read Full Story