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Abyssal spiderfish

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Abyssal spiderfish
Abyssal spiderfish from Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode & Tarleton H. Bean (1896)
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

Environment

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Marine : bathydemersal ( feeds below 200 meters )

It lives in extremely cold water, at temperatures of 0 – −9 °C (32–16 °F). depth range 2615 - 5610 meters

Biology

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This solitary fish grows about 9 inch 22 cm long at max. It Uses its specialized fin rays (tripod) to elevate body into water column. Specialized sensory pectoral fins are spread facing anteriorly, probably to detect prey. Feeds on planktonic crustaceans

Distribution

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Atlantic Ocean: Off northwestern (south of Cape Verde; off Cape Blanc) and southwestern Africa, both sides of North Atlantic, off Uruguay in the South Atlantic.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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