Ceratias
Ceratias | |
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Kroyer's Deep-sea Angler Fish (C. holboelli) | |
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 Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Ceratias in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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