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Choose the place and the species. The index, from 0 to 100, combines weather, sun, moon and tide with each fish's habits. Up to 28 days, with each day's confidence.
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the fishing month at a glance
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Choose how many fishing days. We compare each stretch by its average index, discount days with a warning or closed season, and show the 3 best.
trend for the coming weeks
Line: the middle value of 31 simulations of the American GEFS model. Band: where 8 out of 10 fall. Narrow, firm trend; wide, high uncertainty.
everything about the atlantic batfish
how to recognize it
Flattened body covered in tubercles (the scales of this group), whose crests rise from a central spine and are fringed with tiny spines, so that each tubercle appears to have several spines. The pectoral fins are thin and firm, sturdier than those of most other species. The batimbau (Ogcocephalus nasutus) lives on shallow sand and gravel bottoms, while this species lives in deep mud, from 300 to 823 m.
Also called: peixe-morcego-atlântico, peixe-morcego, atlantic batfish
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We don't have tips on season, bait or technique for this species yet.
where found
open on the large mapWhere to look: Mud and muddy sand bottoms, at depths of 300 to 823 m.
Lives in the western Atlantic, from the coasts of Canada and the United States to the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and the Brazilian coast down to Rio de Janeiro.
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rules for the atlantic batfish
Rules change; before keeping or transporting fish, check with the state environmental agency.
We found no species-specific rule beyond the region's general rules.
Conservation: Not on the Brazilian national list (Ministerial Ordinance GM/MMA No. 1.667/2026).
how much it weighs without taking it out of the water
estimated weight
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how we calculate
Length-weight relationship W = a·Lb (a = 0.01514, b = 2.93; FishBase (relação peso-comprimento bayesiana, estimativa)). It's an average: a fat or lean fish can vary by 10% to 20%.
more about the atlantic batfish
Batfish of the family Ogcocephalidae, with a flattened body covered in tubercles with crests of tiny spines. It reaches 39.4 cm. It lives on mud and muddy sand bottoms of the slope, at depths of 300 to 823 m, and has been found from 45 to 1,300 m. It mainly eats marine worms, amphipods, bivalve mollusks, brittle stars, sea stars and sea spiders. In fishing it is a commercially used species, of no interest to rod anglers.
Family: Ogcocephalidae · predator
fun facts
- Adults that live on the bottom produce light.
similar species
sources and references (3)
Essential profile: size, length-weight, depth, countries and conservation come from FishBase and the cited regulations, and the texts were written from those sources. Season, time of day, sensitivities, technique and baits and lures are not included yet, because we did not find a good source for this species.
- scientific FishBase: Dibranchus atlanticus (ficha da espécie)Size, length-weight, depth, habitat, distribution, biology, and IUCN status. Page checked on Oct 13, 2026.
- scientific FishBase: nomes populares de Dibranchus atlanticusNames by country and language.
- official Portaria GM/MMA nº 1.667, de 27 de abril de 2026: Lista Nacional Oficial de Espécies da Fauna Ameaçadas de Extinção (peixes e invertebrados aquáticos)The species is not on the list. Checked in the DOU of April 28, 2026.
how we calculatewhere each number comes from
The weather comes from three independent global models, cross-checked hour by hour: when they agree, confidence goes up; when they diverge, the band between them shows on the chart. Beyond 16 days, we use the GEFS ensemble of 31 simulations: if 20 of the 31 predict rain, the chance of rain is 65%. Sun and moon are calculated astronomically, with no uncertainty.
The index adds up, weighted for each species: time of day (species curve anchored to real sunrise and sunset), moon (transits, rise and set, phase), pressure (3 h trend and 24 h swing), water temperature (in rivers, estimated from air temperature; at sea, estimated by an ocean model), wind, rain, clouds, tide and the month in the species' cycle.
sources for this lookup
how accurate the forecast is
Accuracy measured in the reference project (4 regions, 93 days, forecast vs. observed): maximum temperature is off by 0.6 °C on average the next day and 1.7 °C at 7 days; rain of 5 mm or more is detected 76% of the time the next day and 57% at 7 days. Detection isn't everything: the false alarm rate isn't published here yet, and 93 days in 4 regions is still a small sample. We now also measure every day, at the app's destinations: