Biology:Ceratias tentaculatus

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Short description: Species of fish

Ceratias tentaculatus
Ceratias tentaculatus holotype.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ceratiidae
Genus: Ceratias
Species:
C. tentaculatus
Binomial name
Ceratias tentaculatus
Norman, 1930

Ceratias tentaculatus, commonly known as the southern seadevil, is a species of sea devil, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathydemersal and can be found at depths ranging from 100 to 2,900 metres (330 to 9,510 ft). It is endemic to the Southern Hemisphere.[1]

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2205384 entry