Dermatias platynogaster

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 platynogaster
Dermatias platynogaster, conventional and X-ray images
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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Dermatias

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D. platynogaster
Binomial name
Dermatias platynogaster
Synonyms

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

References

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


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