Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 3 - 4; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4; Vertebrae: 20. Branchiostegal rays: 6 (Ref. 36494).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Ceratiidae

Genus: Ceratias

Species: Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845

Climate Zone

Location

• Circumglobal: In tropical to temperate waters. Adults (expatriates ?) found in boreal and subarctic waters. South China Sea and East China Sea (Ref.74511).

Biology

Maximum size observed for free living males is 1.3 cm (Ref. 10524). Males are parasitic, females oviparous with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36494). Eggs are presumably contained in floating gelatinous rafts (Ref. 36494). Minimum depth from Ref. 037729.

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless