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Genus Family: Ipnopidae

Bathypterois

Species
20
Max Length
43 cm
Max Weight
-
Max Lifespan
-
Avg Trophic
3.46
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Aulopiformes
Family
Ipnopidae
Genus
Bathypterois

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
20

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
DD
Least Concern 17
Data Deficient 3

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
7 spp.
Brazil
6 spp.
United States
5 spp.
Bahamas
4 spp.
New Zealand
4 spp.
Portugal
4 spp.
Morocco
3 spp.
Trinidad and Tobago
3 spp.
Chile
3 spp.
Liberia
3 spp.
Mozambique
3 spp.
Cape Verde
2 spp.
Mauritania
2 spp.
Greece
2 spp.
Sierra Leone
2 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
250 m
Deepest
5,610 m