Dermatias platynogaster
| Dermatias platynogaster | |
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| Dermatias platynogaster, conventional and X-ray images | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Oneirodidae |
| Genus: | Dermatias H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 |
| Species: | D. platynogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Dermatias platynogaster H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dolopichthys platynogaster (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) | |
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]
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Dermatias platynogaster" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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