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Bathytyphlops marionae Mead, 1958 Marion's spiderfish |
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photo by
Reyes, R.B. |
| Family: | Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes), subfamily: Ipnopinae | |||
| Max. size: | 38 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 1920 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: off west Africa at 9°N. Western Atlantic: off Virginia, USA to off Guyana, including Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Indian Ocean: Mozambique Channel. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-14. Body grey to brown in color; head dark (Ref. 5320). | |||
| Biology: | Benthic at 692-1420 m (Ref. 58302). Adults bathybenthic on continental slope and rise at temperatures generally warmer than 4°C while larvae are pelagic near the surface. Feeds on mysids and decapods. Synchronously hermaphroditic (Ref. 3590). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||