Ceratiidae

Southern seadevil

Ceratias tentaculatus

Ceratiid Fish of the South African Coast

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Southern Ocean
• Africa
• Deep-bodied
• Large

Ceratias tentaculatus, the southern seadevil, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ceratiidae, the warty seadevils. This is bathydemersal species which can be found at depths ranging from 100 to 2,900 metres (330 to 9,510 ft). It is restricted to the Southern Hemisphere.