Ipnops agassizii
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Aulopiformes
Ipnopidae
Ipnops
Ipnops agassizii
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Head black, body dark.
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mid-Atlantic Ridge at latitudes of 5°- 6°N and off Namibia. Elsewhere, widely scattered localities in the Indo-Pacific.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathydemersal. depth range 1392-4163 m.
Biology
Abyssobenthic on the lower slope and rise. Largest eggs ca 0.8 mm; fecundity is low with ca 85-300 eggs per clutch. Eyes are particularly modified into flat lenseless plaques as in Ipnops murrayi.
Max length: 16.5 cm TL; common length: 13.5 cm SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-05-21. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Merrett, N.R. (1990) Chlorophthalmidae. p. 351-360. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
Sulak, K.J. (1986) Clorophthalmidae. p. 261-265. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Grey, M. (1956) The distribution of fishes found below a depth of 2000 meters. Fieldiana (Zool.) 36(2):75-337.
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