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Family: Ceratiidae Warty Seadevils



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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Ceratias holboelli
[Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish]

Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.

Southern Ocean. Also kno
Max. Length 88 cm TL
Ceratias tentaculatus (Norman, 1930)

Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.
 
Ceratias tentaculatus
[Southern seadevil]

Photo by Pohl, R.E.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Ceratias uranoscopus Murray, 1877

Photo by Pohl, R.E.
 
Ceratias uranoscopus
[Stargazing seadevil]

Photo by SFSA

Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883

Photo by SFSA
 
Cryptopsaras couesii
[Triplewart seadevil]
4 Species of Family Ceratiidae
(Warty Seadevils)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1845 Ceratias holboelli Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish Circumglobal 120 TL
1930 Ceratias tentaculatus Southern seadevil Southern Ocean. Also kno 88 TL
1877 Ceratias uranoscopus Stargazing seadevil Circumglobal 24 SL
1883 Cryptopsaras couesii Triplewart seadevil Tropical and subtropical 44 TL



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