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Seadevil

Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883

Status not recordedbony fish

The seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii) is a species in the family Ceratiidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the seadevil

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the seadevil live?

Not recorded

Is the seadevil endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the seadevil classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyCeratiidae
  6. genusCryptopsaras
  7. SpeciesCryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883

Synonyms Ceratias carunculatus, Ceratias couesii, Ceratias mitsukurii, Cryptopsaras atlantidis, Cryptopsaras carunculatus, Cryptopsaras coesi, Cryptopsaras couesi, Cryptopsaras cousei, Cryptopsaras couseii, Cryptopsaras normani, Cryptopsaras pennifer, Cryptopsaras valdiviae, Cryptosaras couesi, Cryptosares couesi, Cryptosarus couesi, Cryptosparas atlantidis, Cryptosparas carunculatus, Cryptosparas normani, Cryptosparas pennifer, Cryptosparas valdiviae

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Coves' horned anglerfishEnglish
  • Triplewart seadevilEnglish
  • Warted seadevilEnglish
  • tykadlovka CouesovaCzech
  • diablo marinoSpanish
  • syyläsyvännekrottiFinnish
  • pêcheur à trèfleFrench
  • ミツクリエナガチョウチンアンコウJapanese
  • liten sjødjevelNorwegian Bokmål
  • liten sjødjevelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Peixe-diabo-alongadoPortuguese
  • Криптопсарас КоусаRussian
  • 深海鮟鱇Chinese
  • anzuelo diabloSpanish
  • Pez diablo alargadoSpanish
  • Рогатый удильщик КоусаRussian
  • 密棘角鮟鱇Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the seadevil

Other species in the same genus Cryptopsaras.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the seadevil?

The seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii) belongs to the family Ceratiidae in the order Lophiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/seadevil

MLA

“Seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/seadevil.

BibTeX
@misc{seadevil_2026,
  title = {Seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/seadevil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}