Ceratias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ceratiidae, the warty sea devils. This fishes in this genus are found throughpuit the world's oceans.
| 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 |
| Type species | |
| Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845
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| Synonyms | |
Taxonomy
editCeratias was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1845 by the Danish zoologist Henrik Nikolai Krøyer when he described Ceratias holboelli.[1] The type locality of C. holboelli was given as Southern Greenland.[2] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies this genus in the family Ceratiidae within the suborder Ceratioidei of the anglerfish order Lophiiformes.[3] Within the Ceratioidei this family is a sister taxon to the Centrophrynidae.[4]
Etymology
editCeratias means "horn bearer", an allusion to the esca sticking up from the snout.[5]
Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[6]
- Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845 (Krøyer's deep sea angler fish)
- Ceratias tentaculatus Norman, 1930 (southern seadevil)
- Ceratias uranoscopus J. Murray, 1877 (stargazing seadevil)
Characteristics
editCeratias warty seadevils have metamorphosed females that are distinguished from those of the triplewart seadevil, the only member of the other Ceratiid genus Cryptopsaras, in having a long illicium. The illicium is twice as long as the bulb of the esca. They also have two modified first dorsal fin rays, or caruncles on the midline of the back immediately in front of the main fin. There is also no anterior spine in the suboperculum. In the males of this genus the upper and lower pairs of denticular teeth are almost the same size. The larvae. males and the juvenile fenmales do not have any pignmentin the subdermal layer.[7] The largest species in the genus is Krøyer's deep sea angler fish which has a maximum published total length of 120 cm (47 in).[6]
Distribution and habitat
editCeratias wart sea devils are found throughout the world's oceans at depths from the surface to 4,400 m (14,400 ft).[8][9] Only adults appear in colder polar waters.[9]
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ceratiidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ceratias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 508–518. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. LCCN 2015037522. OCLC 951899884. OL 25909650M.
- ^ Theodore W. Pietsch and James Wilder Orr (2007). "Phylogenetic Relationships of Deep-Sea Anglerfishes of the Suborder Ceratioidei (Teleostei: Lophiiformes) Based on Morphology". Copeia. 2007 (1): 1–34. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[1:PRODAO]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4126495.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (3 June 2024). "Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 2): Families CAULOPHRYNIDAE, NEOCERATIIDAE, MELANOCETIDAE, HIMANTOLOPHIDAE, DICERATIIDAE, ONEIRODIDAE, THAUMATICHTHYIDAE, CENTROPHRYNIDAE, CERATIIDAE, GIGANTACTINIDAE and LINOPHRYNIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ceratias". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ Theodore W. Pietsch (1986). "Systematics and Distribution of Bathypelagic Anglerfishes of the Family Ceratiidae (Order: Lophiiformes)". Copeia. 1986 (2): 479–493. doi:10.2307/1445006. JSTOR 1445006.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ceratias uranoscopus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ceratias holboelli". FishBase. June 2024 version.