Ceratias Krøyer, 1845
Females distinct from Cryptopsaras in having 2 club-shaped caruncles on back in front of dorsal fin (minute in specimens more than 400 mm), large skin spines and illicium 19-25% SL. Males with the 2 pairs of denticles on lower jaw of nearly equal size. Larvae, males and juvenile females without subdermal pigment. Largest females 500- 700 mm, largest unattached males 10-12 mm, largest parasitic males 1OO-120 mm.
Species 3; in Clofnam area 1.
Species of this genus in the program:
Ceratias holboelli