Dermatias platynogaster is a species of dreamer (type of deep-sea anglerfish) found in the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs at depths of 549 to 1,342 m (1,801 to 4,403 ft) in the waters around the Philippines and in the area of the Magellan Seamounts. The females of this species grow to a length of 15.6 cm (6.1 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

Dermatias
Dermatias platynogaster, conventional and X-ray images
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Oneirodidae
Genus: Dermatias
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Species:
D. platynogaster
Binomial name
Dermatias platynogaster
Synonyms

Dolopichthys platynogaster (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
Pietschichthys horridus Kharin, 1989

References edit

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Dermatias platynogaster" in FishBase. April 2012 version.