Ceratias

Ceratias
Kroyer's Deep-sea Angler Fish (C. holboelli)
Stargazing Seadevil (C. uranoscopus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Ceratiidae
Genus: Ceratias
Krøyer, 1845
Type species
Ceratias holboelli
Krøyer, 1845
Synonyms
  • Mancalias Gill, 1878
  • Miopsaras Gilbert, 1905
  • Parrichthys Barbour, 1942
  • Reganichthys Bigelow & Barbour, 1944
  • Reganula Bigelow & Barbour, 1944
  • Typlopsaras Gill, 1883
  • Miopsaras myops Gilbert, 1905 (nomen dubium)
  • Typhloceratias firthi Barbour, 1942b(nomen dubium)
  • Parrichthys merrimani Barbour, 1942b (nomen dubium)

Ceratias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish sometimes referred to as the doublewart- or giant seadevils, belonging to the family Ceratiidae, the warty sea devils. The fishes in this genus are found throughout the world's oceans.