Diceratiidae

Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Kawai, Toshio & Amaoka, Kunio, 2016, Records of deep-sea anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) from Indonesia, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 4121 (3), pp. 267-294 : 270

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.3

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5617520

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scientific name

Diceratiidae
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Family Diceratiidae View in CoL View at ENA

Comprising 2 genera and 6 species (Pietsch et al., 2004). Paxton & Lavenberg (1973) reported Diceratias bispinosus ( Günther, 1887) and Uwate (1979) described Phrynichthys thele (= Bufoceratias thele ) from Indonesian waters. In this study, 1 species of Diceratias and 2 species of Bufoceratias are recognized from this area. In addition, a specimen tentatively identified as B. wedli , a species previously only known from the Atlantic Ocean, and a new species are described.

Gunther, A. (1887) Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger, 22 (57), 1 - 268, pls. 1 - 66.

Paxton, J. R. & Lavenberg, R. J. (1973) Feeding mortality in a deep sea angler fish (Diceratias bispinosus) due to a macrourid fish (Ventrifossa sp.). Australian Zoology, 18, 47 - 51.

Uwate, K. R. (1979) Revision of the anglerfish Diceratiidae with descriptions of two new species. Copeia, 1979 (1), 129 - 144. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2307 / 1443739