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| image_caption = Abyssal spiderfish from ''Oceanic Ichthyology'' by G. Brown Goode & Tarleton H. Bean (1896) |
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The '''abyssal spiderfish''', '''''Bathypterois longipes''''', is a species of [[deepsea tripod fish]], a [[demersal]] fish living on the bottom of the [[Atlantic Ocean]], even on the [[abyssal plain]]. It is one of the deepest-dwelling fish known. |
The '''abyssal spiderfish''', '''''Bathypterois longipes''''', is a species of [[deepsea tripod fish]], a [[demersal]] fish living on the bottom of the [[Atlantic Ocean]], even on the [[abyssal plain]]. It is one of the deepest-dwelling fish known. |
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This solitary fish grows about ten inches long, and has a "tripod" formation of fins both used to rest on the bottom, and to travel on the water column. It lives in extremely cold water, at temperatures of {{convert| |
This solitary fish grows about ten inches long, and has a "tripod" formation of fins both used to rest on the bottom, and to travel on the water column. It lives in extremely cold water, at temperatures of {{convert|0|-|-9|C|F}}. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Ipnopidae |
| Genus: | Bathypterois |
| Species: | B. longipes
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| Bathypterois longipes Günther, 1878
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The abyssal spiderfish, Bathypterois longipes, is a species of deepsea tripod fish, a demersal fish living on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, even on the abyssal plain. It is one of the deepest-dwelling fish known.
This solitary fish grows about ten inches long, and has a "tripod" formation of fins both used to rest on the bottom, and to travel on the water column. It lives in extremely cold water, at temperatures of 0 – −9 °C (32–16 °F).
References[edit]
- ^ Nunoo, F.; Poss, S.; Russell, B.; Bannerman, P. (2015). "Bathypterois longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190243A15603030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190243A15603030.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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