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Ceratias uranoscopus Murray, 1877 Stargazing seadevil |
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photo by
Pohl, R.E. |
| 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) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||