Abyssal spiderfish from Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode & Tarleton H. Bean (1896)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Aulopiformes
Family:
Ipnopidae
Genus:
Bathypterois
Species:
B. longipes
Binomial name
Bathypterois longipes
Günther, 1878
The abyssal spiderfish, Bathypterois longipes, is a species of deepsea tripod fish, a demersal fish living on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, even on the abyssal plain. It is one of the deepest-dwelling fish known.
This solitary fish grows about ten inches long, and has a "tripod" formation of fins both used to rest on the bottom, and to travel on the water column. It lives in extremely cold water, at temperatures of 0 – −9 °C (32–16 °F).
^Nunoo, F.; Poss, S.; Russell, B.; Bannerman, P. (2015). "Bathypterois longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190243A15603030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190243A15603030.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
The abyssalspiderfish, Bathypterois longipes, is a species of deepsea tripod fish, a demersal fish living on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, even on...
recorded. Other fish of the abyssal zone include the fishes of the family Ipnopidae, which includes the abyssalspiderfish (Bathypterois longipes), tripodfish...
to 43.4 cm (17.1 in). The tripodfish, sometimes referred to as the abyssalspiderfish, has long, bony rays that stick out below its tail fin and both pelvic...
agassizii Garman, 1899 (Aulopiformes: Ipnopidae) from Bathyal and Ultra-Abyssal Depths of the Australia–New Zealand Region, with Remarks on the Biogeographical...
They are not generally found in the deepest waters, such as abyssal depths or on the abyssal plain, but they can be found around seamounts and islands....
other species. The tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator), a species of spiderfish, uses its fin extensions to "stand" on the bottom. The blotched fantail...
Carrassón, M., & J. Matallanas., (2001). Feeding ecology of the Mediterranean spiderfish, Bathypterois mediterraneus, on the western Mediterranean slope. Fishery...
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