Scientific name Allomycterus pilatus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Diodontidae Higher classification Allomycterus | |
Genus AllomycterusMcCulloch, 1921 Similar Lophodiodon calori, Dicotylichthys punctulatus, Chilomycterus antennatus, Diodon eydouxii, Chilomycterus reticulatus | ||
Allomycterus pilatus also known as the deepwater burrfish is a porcupinefish of the family Diodontidae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean, and southern Australia and New Zealand. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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