Deepwater burrfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Diodontidae |
Genus: |
Allomycterus McCulloch, 1921 |
Species: | A. pilatus |
Binomial name | |
Allomycterus pilatus Whitley, 1931 |
Allomycterus pilatus also known as the deepwater burrfish is a porcupinefish of the family Diodontidae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean, and southern Australia and New Zealand. This species is the only known member of its genus.