Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Diceratiidae Double anglers (Ref. 07463) or Doublespine Seadevils (Ref. 86949)

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Bufoceratias shaoi
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Bufoceratias thele
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Bufoceratias wedli
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Diceratias bispinosus
[Two-rod anglerfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Diceratias pileatus
[]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL

Diceratias trilobus
[]

6 Species of Family Diceratiidae
(Double anglers (Ref. 07463) or Doublespine Seadevils (Ref. 86949))

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2004	Bufoceratias shaoi		Western Indian Ocean	10.1 SL
1979	Bufoceratias thele		Western Pacific	16.2 SL
1926	Bufoceratias wedli		Western Atlantic	25 TL
1887	Diceratias bispinosus	Two-rod anglerfish	Indo-Pacific	11.2 SL
1979	Diceratias pileatus		Eastern Atlantic	23.5 SL
1986	Diceratias trilobus		Northwest Pacific	14 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Diceratiidae Double anglers (Ref. 07463) or Doublespine Seadevils (Ref. 86949)(See list of species below)

Family: Diceratiidae Double anglers (Ref. 07463) or Doublespine Seadevils (Ref. 86949)

(See list of species below)