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Ceratias uranoscopus

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Ceratias uranoscopus
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C. uranoscopus
Binomial name
Ceratias uranoscopus
J. Murray, 1877

Ceratias uranoscopus, commonly known as the stargazing seadevil, is a species of sea devil, a type of anglerfish. The fish is both bathypelagic and mesopelagic and can typically be found at depths ranging from 500 to 1,000 metres (1,600 to 3,300 ft). It is endemic to tropical waters and can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ceratias uranoscopus". FishBase. June 2016 version.