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Diceratias pileatus
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Diceratias pileatus

LC Least Concern

Names

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Chinese派尔双角𩽾𩾌
Scientific nameDiceratias pileatus Uwate, 1979

About this species

Diceratias pileatus is a species of deep sea marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Diceratiidae, the double anglers. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 640 to 1,430 metres (2,100 to 4,690 ft). This species was thought to be endemic to the Atlantic Ocean but has now been recorded Indo-Pacific region.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderLophiiformes
FamilyDiceratiidae
GenusDiceratias

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