| Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes) |
| 26 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
bathydemersal; depth range 800 - 1500 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: off the east coast of Africa (22°-33°S) to the northeast Indian Ocean and southern Japan (Ref. 559). |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 11-11. Head bluish black below and laterally, light above; gill covers and thoracic region dark (Ref. 5320). Body whitish with 2 dark bands (Ref. 5320). Fins black except for caudal which is black basally, white distally (Ref. 5320). |
| Synchronously hermaphroditic. |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon, beam trawl in 757-836 m (Ref. 95664). |
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