Ceratiidae

black whalelet

Ceratias uranoscopus

Fish Reaching Twenty Four Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

• Black
• Tropical
• Deep sea
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Medium

Ceratias uranoscopus, the stargazing seadevil, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ceratiidae, the warty sea devils. The fish is both bathypelagic and mesopelagic and can typically be found at depths ranging from 500 to 1,000 metres (1,640 to 3,280 ft). It is endemic to tropical waters and can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.