Scientific Name
Ceratias holboelli

Common Name
Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish

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

Classification

Classified By

Kr?yer, 1845

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Anglerfishes (Lophiiformes)

Family

Seadevils (Ceratiidae)

Distribution

Region

Circumglobal

Distribution

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

Range

67°N - 45°S, 180°W - 180°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

4400 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 4400 m (Ref. 74511), usually 400 - 2000 m (Ref. 37729)

Trophic Level

3.24 s.e. 0.40 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

16.0 cm

Common Length

77 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6875 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated