Spiderfish
📖 Overview
Found on continental slope and rise between temperatures of 12°C to 4°C . Usually solitary; probably forms occasional aggregates. Feeds on mysids and benthopelagic copepods. Synchronously hermaphroditic
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Spiderfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Spiderfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Spiderfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 750 - 1941 m . Deep-water; - 6°S Atlantic Ocean: apparently restricted to the northern Atlantic Ocean.
🌿 Ecology
mysids and benthopelagic copepods
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Mediterranean Spiderfish · Mediterranean spiderfish, Spiderfish · Spiderfish · Spider Fish |
| 🌍CES | bezočka podivná |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Middelhavsedderkoppefisk · Østatlantisk edderkoppefisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Spinnenfisch |
| 🌍ELL | Arachnopsaro · Arachnopsaro Mesogiou · Αραχνόψαρο · Αραχνόψαρο Μεσογείου |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | mustavärttinäkala |
| 🇫🇷French | Filamenteux de Fond · Poisson-trépied grand noir |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Mediteranska pauk riba |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Ala filosa · Ala filosa mediterranea |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe tripé |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Сомнительный батиптер |
| 🌍TUR | Akdeniz örümcek balığı |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 地中海深海狗母魚 · 擬深海狗母魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathypterois mediterraneus | Bauchot | 1962 | Synonym |
| Bathypterois mediterraneus algeriensis | Bauchot | 1962 | Synonym |
| Bathypterois mediterraneus mediterraneus | Bauchot | 1962 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 9 records indexed .
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