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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Diceratiidae |
| Genus: | Diceratias |
| Species: | D. pileatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Diceratias pileatus Uwate, 1979
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References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Diceratias pileatus in FishBase. June 2016 version.
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