attenuated spider fish

Bathypterois atricolor

Ipnopid Fish of the Niger Basin

Black
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Medium

attenuated spider fish is a marine fish from Circumglobal, excluding the western Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 20.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Ipnopidae
Genus: Bathypterois
Water type: Marine
Body shape: elongated