| Family: |
Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes), subfamily: Ipnopinae |
| Max. size: |
35 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 2980 - 4200 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: off Azores, Cape Verde to Nigeria. Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea. Indian Ocean: Somalia to Tanzania. Also known from the Arabian Sea Ref. 26165). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 16-16 |
| Biology: |
Solitary. Bottom feeder. Feeds on benthopelagic mysids and copepods. Synchronously hermaphroditic. Fecundity per generation is ca 6,000 eggs (Ref. 6688). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 May 2013 Ref. (124695)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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