Horned Two-rod Angler
Diceratias bispinosus
- Usual depth0–987 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Diceratias bispinosus, the two-rod angler, is a species of deep sea marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Diceratiidae, the double anglers. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Diceratias bispinosus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–987 m · Deepest record: 987 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Horned Two-rod Angler, Two-rod Anglerfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Togetogechochin-anko, トゲトゲチョウチンアンコウ
- Thai
- ปลาตกเบ็ดตาหนาม
- Simplified Chinese
- 深海鮟鱇, 細瓣雙角鮟鱇
Other scientific names: Ceratias bispinosus, Diceratias glomerosus, Paroneirodes glomerosus
Similar species
- Shao’s Anglerfish
Bufoceratias shaoi
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 20 open-data records from 1908 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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