Blackfin spiderfish (Bathypterois phenax)

Scientific name: Bathypterois phenax Parr, 1928

Blackfin spiderfish (Bathypterois phenax)

The Blackfin spiderfish (Bathypterois phenax) is a marine fish of the family Ipnopidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Black in color.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bathypterois phenax
Family
Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
16.0
Depth range
800–2657 m (2625–8717 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 800 - 2657 m, usually 1200 - 2000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Off Sierra Leone and Liberia and off South Africa (as Bathypterois ater). Western Atlantic: at bathyal depths between latitude 40?N-5?N including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, and off southern Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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