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Bathypterois guentheri Alcock, 1889 Tribute spiderfish |
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photo by
Reyes, R.B. |
| Family: | Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes), subfamily: Ipnopinae | |||
| Max. size: | 26 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 800 - 1500 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: off the east coast of Africa (22°-33°S) to the northeast Indian Ocean and southern Japan (Ref. 559). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 11-11. Head bluish black below and laterally, light above; gill covers and thoracic region dark (Ref. 5320). Body whitish with 2 dark bands (Ref. 5320). Fins black except for caudal which is black basally, white distally (Ref. 5320). | |||
| Biology: | Synchronously hermaphroditic. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||