Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883

Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Kawai, Toshio & Amaoka, Kunio, 2016, Records of deep-sea anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) from Indonesia, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 4121 (3), pp. 267-294 : 269

Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883

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Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883:284 (type locality: off New York, U.S.A., western North Atlantic, 1686 fathoms [3083 m]). Pietsch, 2009:329.

Material. HUMZ 194454 (1, 115 mm SL, female), st. 91, 3°37.5'N, 94°53.4'E, 3°37.3'N, 94°54.9'E, 760–769 m, off Sumatra, 29 Jun. 2005.

Description. Dorsal-fin rays 4; pectoral-fin rays 15; anal-fin rays 4; caudal-fin rays 8. Teeth on vomer 7 (4 on right side, 3 on left side). Head length 31.4% SL; head depth 34.8; head width 13.3; illicial length 2.7; upper jaw length 20.1; lower jaw length 22.3.

Body slightly elongate, compressed, oval in lateral view. Mouth nearly vertical when closed. Sphenotic spines absent. Illicium very short, mostly hidden by esca. Three club-shaped caruncles just anterior to origin of dorsal-fin. Skin covered by tiny close-set dermal spines. Uniformly dark brown, inter-radial membranes of all fins transparent.

Distribution. Widespread in all three major oceans. Our specimen represents the first record from Indonesia.

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FIGURE 2. Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883, HUMZ 194454, 115.4 mm SL, fresh. A male attaches on the anal-fin base which was lost after preservation.