[5] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the family Ceratiidae in the suborder Ceratioidei of the anglerfish order Lophiiformes.

[6] Krøyer's deep sea angler fish belongs to the genus Ceratias, which means "horn bearer", an allusion to the esca sticking up from the snout.

[7] Krøyer's deep sea angler fish is unique within its family in having a single appendage at the tip of its escal bulb.

[2] Krøyer's deep sea angler fish has a circumglobal distribution, it is found in the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones.

The spawn is laid in gelatinous rafts and these float to the upper water column and are found from the surface to 200 m (660 ft).