-
Centrophrynidae Bertelsen, 1951 (Prickly seadevils) It is
presumed that
Ceratioids derive from an
ancestor resembling modern Chaunacoids (deep-sea sea toads)...
- Lophiiformes. This
species is the only
member of its genus. Like
other Ceratioids, this
species is
notable for its
extreme ****ual dimorphism. The triplewart...
-
parasites attached to them,
which turned out to be
highly dimorphic male
ceratioids. This is one of the few
instances of
naturally occurring parabiosis. In...
-
simple handling. Male Melanocetidae,
while dwarfed, are
unlike all
other ceratioid families.
Males are free-living
rather than parasitic. Instead, Melanocetus...
- to the females, the
males are the
largest among the free-living male
Ceratioids. The
males use
their highly developed olfactory organs to
detect females...
- in the
bathypelagic zone of
tropical and
subtropical oceans. Like all
ceratioids, the
female is
significantly larger than
parasitic male. The
literal translation...
-
reach ****ual
maturity without the
presence of the
other ****. In
parasitic ceratioids,
metamorphosed males usually attach to the
female before they
reach ****ual...
- parasitism, and **** revisited:
modes of
reproduction among deep-sea
ceratioid anglerfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes)".
Ichthyological Research. 52 (3):...
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Theodore W.
Pietsch (1975). "Precocious ****ual
parasitism in the deep sea
ceratioid anglerfish,
Cryptopsaras couesi Gill". Nature. 256 (5512): 38–40. Bibcode:1975Natur...
-
Theodore W.
Pietsch (1975). "Precocious ****ual
parasitism in the deep sea
ceratioid anglerfish,
Cryptopsaras couesi Gill". Nature. 256 (5512): 38–40. Bibcode:1975Natur...
