Ceratias
Ceratias | |
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Kroyer's Deep-sea Angler Fish (C. holboelli) | |
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Stargazing Seadevil (C. uranoscopus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Ceratiidae |
Genus: | Ceratias Krøyer, 1845 |
Ceratias is a small genus of seadevils.
Species[]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845 (Krøyer's deep sea angler fish)
- Ceratias tentaculatus Norman, 1930 (southern seadevil)
- Ceratias uranoscopus J. Murray, 1877 (stargazing seadevil)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ceratias in FishBase. April 2012 version.
Categories:
- Ceratiidae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Henrik Nikolai Krøyer
- Lophiiformes stubs