Scientific Name
Bathypterois atricolor

Common Name
Attenuated spider fish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Black in color.

Classification

Classified By

Alcock, 1896

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Deep-sea tripod fishes (Ipnopidae)

Distribution

Region

Circumglobal, excluding the western Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Circumglobal, excluding the western Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Liberia to Nigeria.

Range

32°N - 22°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

250 m

Depth To - meters

5150 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 250 - 5150 m (Ref. 3590)

Trophic Level

3.42 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.4 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated