Abyssal spiderfish
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.
| Abyssal spiderfish | |
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| Abyssal spiderfish from Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode & Tarleton H. Bean (1896) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Ipnopidae |
| Genus: | Bathypterois |
| Species: | B. longipes |
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| Bathypterois longipes Günther, 1878 | |
Táto osamelá ryba rastie asi desať palcov a má "statívovú" formáciu plutiev, ktoré sa používajú na odpočinok na dne a na pohyb na vodnom stĺpci. Žije v extrémne studenej vode, v temperách 32–48 °F (0–9 °C).
References
- 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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