Diceratias pileatus

Diceratias pileatus is a species of double angler, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 640 to 1,430 metres (2,100 to 4,690 ft). It is endemic to the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Diceratias pileatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Diceratiidae
Genus: Diceratias
Species:
D. pileatus
Binomial name
Diceratias pileatus
Uwate, 1979

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Diceratias pileatus in FishBase. June 2016 version.
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