Krøyer's deep sea angler fish
| Krøyer's deep sea angler fish | |
|---|---|
| Female with a parasitic male on the belly, preparation at the Zoological Museum of Saint Petersburg | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Ceratiidae |
| Genus: | Ceratias |
| Species: | C. holboelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845 | |
| Synonyms | |
Krøyer's deep sea angler fish (Ceratias holboelli), also known as the deep-sea angler, longray seadevil or northern seadevil, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ceratiidae, the warty seadevils. It is found throughout the oceans of the world, from tropical to polar seas. It is the largest species in its family.