Triplewart seadevil

Cryptopsaras couesii

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth100–1,500 m
Water temperature2–29 °C
Best monthsJune, August, and September
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) Masaki Miya et al., some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

The triplewart seadevil is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ceratiidae, the warty sea devils, and the order Lophiiformes. This species is the only member of its genus. Like other Ceratioids, this species is notable for its extreme sexual dimorphism.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 22 records
February: 37 records
March: 42 records
April: 24 records
May: 36 records
June: 80 records
July: 48 records
August: 62 records
September: 80 records
October: 32 records
November: 20 records
December: 23 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 100–1,500 m · Deepest record: 3,500 m

0–10 m: 27 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 16 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 4 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 11 records
110+ m: 584 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 2–29 °C

2–4 °C: 1 records
4–6 °C: 3 records
6–8 °C: 18 records
8–10 °C: 10 records
10–12 °C: 51 records
12–14 °C: 39 records
14–16 °C: 65 records
16–18 °C: 64 records
18–20 °C: 31 records
20–22 °C: 19 records
22–24 °C: 133 records
24–26 °C: 21 records
26–28 °C: 16 records
28–30 °C: 8 records

Names and classification

English: Triplewart seadevil, Coves' Horned Anglerfish, Seadevil, triplewart seadevil, Triplewart Seadevil, warted seadevil

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: anzuelo diablo, diablo marino
French: pêcheur à trèfle
Japanese: Mitsukurienagachochin-anko, ミツクリエナガチョウチンアンコウ
Simplified Chinese: 密棘角鮟鱇, 深海鮟鱇

Other scientific names: Ceratias carunculatus, Ceratias couesii, Ceratias mitsukurii, Cryptopsaras atlantidis, Cryptopsaras carunculatus, Cryptopsaras couesi, Cryptopsaras couseii, Cryptopsaras normani, Cryptopsaras pennifer, Cryptopsaras valdiviae, Cryptosaras couesi, Cryptosares couesi, Cryptosarus couesi, Cryptosparas atlantidis, Cryptosparas carunculatus, Cryptosparas normani, Cryptosparas pennifer, Cryptosparas valdiviae

Similar species

Deepsea angler
Ceratias holboelli
Southern Seadevil
Ceratias tentaculatus
Black whalelet
Ceratias uranoscopus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,476 open-data records from 1883 to 2024.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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