The deepwater burrfish (Allomycterus pilatus)[2] is a porcupinefish of the family Diodontidae, found off southern Australia, central and northern New Zealand, and in the Tasman Sea. It occurs at depths of 40 to 270 m (131 to 886 ft) in areas off the continental shelf. The species reaches 50 cm (19.7 inches) in total length and is reportedly easily entangled in nets due to its spines and ability to inflate its body.[3] It is the only known member of its genus.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Diodontidae |
| Genus: | Allomycterus McCulloch, 1921 |
| Species: | A. pilatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Allomycterus pilatus Whitley, 1931
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References
edit- ^ Matsuura, K.; Collette, B.; Nelson, J.; Dooley, J.; Fritzsche, R.; Carpenter, K. (2010). "Allomycterus pilatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155007A4693011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155007A4693011.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Allomycterus pilatus Whitley, 1931". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Allomycterus pilatus". FishBase.
- ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
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