Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Ipnopidae

Genus: Bathypterois

Species: Bathypterois longicauda Günther, 1878

Climate Zone

Location

• Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

Biology

Feeds on small crustaceans and squids (Ref. 5755). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless