Krøyer's Deep Sea Angler Fish | |
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Female with a parasitic male, preparation at the Museum of Zoologie in Sankt Petersburg | |
Information | |
Range | Needs Information |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Actinopterygii |
Order | Lophiiformes |
Family | Ceratiidae |
Genus | Ceratias |
Species | Ceratias holboelli |
The Krøyer's deep sea angler fish, (Ceratias holboelli), is a seadevil of the family Ceratiidae, found in all oceans, at depths of 1,000-2,000 m (3,300-6,600 ft). Its length is 50–75 cm (20–28 in).
The species scientific epithet commemorates Carl Peter Holbøll - a Danish civil servant and early explorer of the fauna of Greenland.