Bathypterois mediterraneus, Mediterranean spiderfish

Bathypterois mediterraneus Bauchot, 1962

Mediterranean spiderfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes) > Ipnopinae
Etymology: Bathypterois: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, pterois = with wings (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Provisionally accepted species. Sometimes considered as a synonym of Bathypterois dubius. Requires a complete comparative morpho-anatomic and genetic work. More studies are needed, or please send references.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 260 - 2800 m (Ref. 3397), usually 2100 - 2300 m (Ref. 32939). Temperate

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Endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 32939)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Synchronously hermaphroditic (Ref. 6688)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Sulak, K.J., 1977. The systematics and biology of Bathypterois (Pisces, Chlorophthalmidae) with a revised classification of benthic myctophiform fishes. Galathea Report 14:49-108. (Ref. 92876)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 November 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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