Diceratias pileatus

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Diceratias pileatus

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Lophiiformes
Family:
Diceratiidae
Genus:
Species:
D. pileatus
Binomial name
Diceratias pileatus
, 1979

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]

References[]

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