Diceratias pileatus
- Usual depth516–830 m
- Water temperature23–28 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
About this species
Diceratias pileatus is a species of deep sea marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Diceratiidae, the double anglers. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 640 to 1,430 metres. This species was thought to be endemic to the Atlantic Ocean but has now been recorded Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Diceratias pileatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 25 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 516–830 m · Deepest record: 910 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–28 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Futatsuzao-chouchin-ankou, フタツザオチョウチンアンコウ
Similar species
- Horned Two-rod Angler
Diceratias bispinosus
- 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).
- 65 open-data records from 1963 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.