Krøyer's deep sea angler fish
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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
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Ceratiidae
Sea devils are a family of deep-sea anglerfish otherwise known as Ceratiidae from the Greek keras, "horn", referring to the bioluminescent lure that projects from the fishes' forehead....
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Ceratiidae
Ceratiidae
Sea devils are a family of deep-sea anglerfish otherwise known as Ceratiidae from the Greek keras, "horn", referring to the bioluminescent lure that projects from the fishes' forehead....
, 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
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
of Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
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