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Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes) > Ipnopinae
Etymology: Bathypterois: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, pterois = with wings (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 476 - 1477 m (Ref. 3590). Deep-water; 45°N - 5°N
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde and off Liberia. Western Atlantic: between 45°N and 5°N (numerous records in the Pan-Caribbean region).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3590); common length : 19.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3590)
Found on continental slopes. Synchronously hermaphroditic (Ref. 3590).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Merrett, N.R., 1990. Chlorophthalmidae. p. 351-360. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3590)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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