Triplewart seadevil

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Author: Dr Tony Ayling Cryptopsaras couesii (triplewart seadevil)

The Triplewart seadevil lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 0 - 3085 m , usually 500 - 1250 m environment.

The Triplewart Seadevil has a large head and a tiny eye. The skin has needle-like spinules. It has a small pectoral fin and three club-like caruncles on its back in front of the dorsal fin. The illicium terminates in a small small rounded esca. More

Triplewart seadevil, says Loren Coleman http://www.cryptomundo. More

The triplewart seadevil, Cryptopsaras couesii, is a seadevil of the family Ceratiidae, found in all oceans, from the surface to 2,000 m. Its length is approximately 30 cm for females and 3 cm for males. Part of the anglerfish family. More

Triplewart seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii) - Pêcheur à trèfle, found frequently in the delta of the St. Lawrence Seaway, not far from Burgeo. More

The fish is the triplewart seadevil (cute name!) and the page is at http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/ccouesii.htm. Hope you had a good Christmas and all the best for the new year. More

This comely female triplewart seadevil anglerfish has attracted not one but two tiny parasitic males. This comely female triplewart seadevil anglerfish has attracted not one but two tiny parasitic males. - Q. More

The Triplewart Seadevil has a huge head compared with body. The mouth is upturned and the eye is small. It has a small pectoral fin and three club-like warty lumps on its back in front of the dorsal fin. More

Common names

anzuelo diablo in Spanish (español)
Coves' horned anglerfish in English
Cryptopsaras couesii in Italian (Italiano)
Diablo marino in Spanish (español)
Liten sjødjevel in Norwegian (Norsk)
Mitsukuri-enagachôchin-ankô in Japanese (日本語)
pêcheur à trèfle in French (français)
pÍcheur à trèfle in French (français)
Seadevil in English
Surtur in Icelandic (Íslenska)
Trevortet storangler in Danish (dansk)
Triplewart seadevil in English
warted seadevil in English
密棘角鮟鱇 in Chinese (中文)
密棘角鮟鱇 in Mandarin Chinese
驼背棘 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Lophiiformes
Family : Ceratiidae
Genus : Cryptopsaras
Species : Cryptopsaras couesii
Authority : Gill, 1883