Ceratias is a small genus of seadevils.
| Ceratias | |
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| Kroyer's Deep-sea Angler Fish (C. holboelli) | |
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| Stargazing Seadevil (C. uranoscopus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ceratiidae |
| Genus: | Ceratias Krøyer, 1845 |
Species edit
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 edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ceratias in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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