| Diceratiidae (Double anglers (Ref. 07463) or Doublespine Seadevils (Ref. 86949)) |
| 11.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 533 - 2306 m |
| Indo-Pacific: Bay of Bengal, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. |
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A species of Diceratias with esca having distinct anterior and posterior appendages.
Distinguishing characteristics of metamorphosed female: relatively small esca, width about equal to length; low rounded terminal escal papilla; well developed anterior and posterior escal appendages, usually bearing small secondary filaments; bulbous anterior escal appendage, sometimes branched; laterally compressed posterior escal appendage, row of small secondary filaments along outer margin, at most 5; posterobasal margin of terminal papilla with escal pore; lower jaw with 14-65 teeth, upper jaw with 18-99 teeth; vomerine teeth 4-9 (Ref. 86949). |
| Specimens captured in closing trawls or taken in open nets (Ref. 86949). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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