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Diceratias pileatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Diceratiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Lophiiformes

Genus
  
Diceratias

Similar
  
Diceratias, Double angler, Bufoceratias wedli, Bufoceratias, Caulophryne pelagica

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.

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Diceratias pileatus Wikipedia