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The '''[[Henrik Nikolai Krøyer|Krøyer]]'s deep sea angler fish''', ''Ceratias holboelli'', is a [[Ceratiidae|seadevil]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Ceratiidae]], found in all oceans, at depths of |
The '''[[Henrik Nikolai Krøyer|Krøyer]]'s deep sea angler fish''', ''Ceratias holboelli'', is a [[Ceratiidae|seadevil]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Ceratiidae]], found in all oceans, at depths of {{convert|0|to|4400|m|ft|abbr=on}}, but mainly between {{convert|400|and|2000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase species | genus = Ceratias | species = holboelli | month = January | year = 2014}}</ref> Females typically are {{convert|77|cm|ft|abbr=on}} long, but can reach {{convert|120|cm|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=fishbase/> The much smaller males only reach {{convert|16|cm|ft|abbr=on}} and they are [[parasitic]], as they attach themself to a female.<ref name=fishbase/> |
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The species' scientific epithet commemorates [[Carl Peter Holbøll]] - a [[Danish people|Danish]] civil servant and early explorer of the [[fauna]] of [[Greenland]]. Several specimens have been found in the stomachs of [[sperm whale]]s caught in the [[Azores]] and in the [[Antarctic]].<ref name=Clarke1956>CLARKE, R., 1956. "Sperm whales of the Azores". ''Discovery Reports'', 28: 237-298, pis I-II.</ref> |
The species' scientific epithet commemorates [[Carl Peter Holbøll]] - a [[Danish people|Danish]] civil servant and early explorer of the [[fauna]] of [[Greenland]]. Several specimens have been found in the stomachs of [[sperm whale]]s caught in the [[Azores]] and in the [[Antarctic]].<ref name=Clarke1956>CLARKE, R., 1956. "Sperm whales of the Azores". ''Discovery Reports'', 28: 237-298, pis I-II.</ref> |
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== References == |
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* {{FishBase species | genus = Ceratias | species = holboelli | month = January | year = 2006}} |
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8 |
* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8 |
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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 0 to 4,400 m (0 to 14,436 ft), but mainly between 400 and 2,000 m (1,300 and 6,600 ft).[1] Females typically are 77 cm (2.53 ft) long, but can reach 120 cm (3.9 ft).[1] The much smaller males only reach 16 cm (0.52 ft) and they are parasitic, as they attach themself to a female.[1]
The species' scientific epithet commemorates Carl Peter Holbøll - a Danish civil servant and early explorer of the fauna of Greenland. Several specimens have been found in the stomachs of sperm whales caught in the Azores and in the Antarctic.[2]
References
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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