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Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883

Triplewart seadevil
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Common names: 密棘角鮟鱇, 驼背棘鮟鱇
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Needs a better reference.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chinese Academy of Fishery Science (CAFS), 2007
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Common names from other countries

Seadevil, Diablo marino, Driewrattige diepzeeduivel, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Ceratiidae (Warty Seadevils)
Etymology: Cryptopsaras: Greek, kryptos =secret, hidden + Greek, psaras = fisherman (referring to this genus' tiny illicial bone, almost entirely covered by tissue of the esca) (Ref. 86949);  couesii: Named for the eminent ornithologist Elliot Coues (Ref. 4525).
  More on author: Gill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 3085 m (Ref. 58018), usually 500 - 1250 m (Ref. 36494).   Deep-water; 81°N - 52°S, 180°W - 180°E

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