Bathypterois quadrifilis

Bathypterois quadrifilis

Four filaments spanning both Atlantics

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Elongated
Medium

Bathypterois quadrifilis is known around Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 18 cm.

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