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Double Anglers
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Double Anglers

Diceratiidae

Double anglers are a family, Diceratiidae, of anglerfishes. They are found in deep, lightless waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

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2 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Bufoceratias

genusBufoceratias

Diceratias

genusDiceratias

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85733.