Tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator)

Scientific name: Bathypterois grallator Goode & Bean, 1886

The Tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator) is a marine fish of the family Ipnopidae.

Biology

Elongate pelvic and caudal fin rays held body above the sediment. These rays appeared flexible when the fishes swam and stiff when they were perched on the bottom.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bathypterois grallator
Family
Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.8
Common length
30.0
Depth range
878–4720 m (2881–15486 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 878 - 4720 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: scattered records in the Mediterranean, off Cape Blanc in Mauritania, Azores, Gulf of Guinea and off equatorial Africa. Western Atlantic: USA to Gulf of Mexico including Caribbean and along Rio Grande Rise. Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique Channel. Elsewhere, equatorial western Pacific and eastern Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 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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