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Sewell's spiderfish (Bathytyphlops sewelli)
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Sewell's spiderfish (Bathytyphlops sewelli) specimen
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Ipnopidae

Sewell's spiderfish

Bathytyphlops sewelli

Thirty Five Centimeters Ipnopid Fish from the Caribbean Sea

  • Blue
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Sewell's spiderfish is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 35 cm.

Family
Ipnopidae
Maximum length
35 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off Azores, Cape Verde to Nigeria. Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea. Indian Ocean: Somalia to Tanzania. Also known from the Arabian Sea Ref. 26165 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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