Bathypterois mediterraneus Bauchot, 1962
Mediterranean spiderfish

Family:  Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes), subfamily: Ipnopinae
Max. size:  20 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 260 - 2800 m
Distribution:  Mediterranean Sea: Endemic.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Synchronously hermaphroditic (Ref. 6688)
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 November 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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