Abyssal spiderfish

Bathypterois longipes

A long legged spiderfish of the abyssal Atlantic

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
South America
Medium

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.

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