Diceratias trilobus Balushkin & Fedorov, 1986
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Diceratias trilobus 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 as deep as 1,216 metres (3,990 ft). It is endemic to the northwest Pacific Ocean. A distinct characteristic of this species of anglerfish is its short illicium and abnormally large esca (the commonly recognized lure of light).
Wikipedia contributors, Diceratias trilobus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:31:47.729941+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diceratias trilobus Balushkin & Fedorov, 1986
- Name authority
- Balushkin & Fedorov, 1986
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Diceratiidae
- Genus
- Diceratias
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderCeratioidei
- familyDiceratiidae Regan & Trewavas, 1932
- genusDiceratias Günther, 1887
- speciesDiceratias trilobus Balushkin & Fedorov, 1986
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diceratias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diceratias bispinosus (Günther, 1887) | DiceratiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Balushkin, A. V., & Fedorov, V. V. (1986). A new species of diceratiid deepsea anglerfish, Diceratias trilobus sp. n. (Fam. Diceratiidae, Ceratioidei) from the coast of Japan. Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 26 (5): 855–856. [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology 1987, 27 (1):136–138.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6D537. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.