# Longnose batfish

- By: Betty Wills (Atsme)
- Date: 2005-09-13
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longnose_batfish.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/thumb/2/2d/Longnose_batfish.jpg/1920px-Longnose_batfish.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus corniger). Photograph was taken underwater at about 30 ft (9.1 m) on a very sandy bottom with lots of coral rubble. It wasn't too far from shore where the surge was quite noticeable. Batfish are not common on Bari Reef – haven't seen another one anywhere near the island in over a decade. Batfish are quite skittish so it is very difficult to get them to sit still long enough for the sand to settle. They have a unique texture with a sort of algae-like overcoat.