Habitat
Red-lipped batfish can be found at depths of 3 to 76 m , in the Pacific Ocean around the Galapagos Islands and off Peru. It has been noted before that a few specimens of red-lipped batfish were found in fish nets in California, but all these type of sightings are extremely rare, and could very well be another type of batfish. They are bottom dwellers, so they are usually found within the sand or ocean floor. Although they are considered shallow water forms, they occasionally come to the surface over deep water. They tend to associate themselves with the edges of reefs up to about 120 m deep.Reproduction
Sexually reproduce. Egg Type: Pelagic, Pelagic larva.Food
The species is a piscivore / invertivore, mainly feeding on other small fish and small crustaceans like shrimps and mollusks.References:
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