Bathypterois dubius Vaillant, 1888

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Ipnopidae

Genus: Bathypterois

Species: Bathypterois dubius Vaillant, 1888

Climate Zone


  • bathydemersal
  • Location


    • Atlantic Ocean: apparently restricted to the northern Atlantic Ocean.

    Biology


    Found on continental slope and rise between temperatures of 12°C to 4°C (Ref. 3590). Usually solitary; probably forms occasional aggregates. Feeds on mysids and benthopelagic copepods. Synchronously hermaphroditic (Ref. 6688)

    Habitat


    bathydemersal

    Conservation Status


    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans


    Harmless

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    Bathypterois dubius Vaillant, 1888