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Stargazing Seadevil
R. Mintern, public domain, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Stargazing Seadevil

Ceratias uranoscopus Murray, 1877

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishStargazing Seadevil
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese胆星角𩽾𩾌
Scientific nameCeratias uranoscopus Murray, 1877

About this species

Ceratias uranoscopus, the stargazing seadevil, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ceratiidae, the warty sea devils. The fish is both bathypelagic and mesopelagic and can typically be found at depths ranging from 500 to 1,000 metres (1,640 to 3,280 ft). It is endemic to tropical waters and can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderLophiiformes
FamilyCeratiidae
GenusCeratias

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