Ceratias uranoscopus

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Ceratias uranoscopus
Ceratias uranoscopus.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ceratiidae
Genus: Ceratias
Species:
C. uranoscopus
Binomial name
Ceratias uranoscopus
J. Murray, 1877

Ceratias uranoscopus, commonly known as the stargazing seadevil, is a species of sea devil, a type of anglerfish. The fish is both bathypelagic and mesopelagic and can typically be found at depths ranging from 500 to 1,000 metres (1,600 to 3,300 ft). It is endemic to tropical waters and can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Ceratias uranoscopus in FishBase. June 2016 version.


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