| Family: |
Ceratiidae (Warty Seadevils) |
| Max. size: |
24 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2091 m |
| Distribution: |
Circumglobal: In tropical waters. Western to eastern Central Atlantic. Deep sea (Ref. 4494). Reported from Indian and Pacific oceans (Ref. 58302). |
| Diagnosis: |
Characterized by female having simple esca, without distal escal appendages, illicium length 14.0 to 28.8% SL, invariably absent vomerine teeth; escal bulb usually darkly pigmented except distal tip, distal portion oval shaped, proximal portion tapering into stem of illicium; bulb without elevation of small pigment spot surrounding escal pore (Ref. 086949). |
| Biology: |
Also mesopelagic (Ref. 4494). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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