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Ipnops
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Ipnops is a genus of deep-sea fish in the family Ipnopidae, which also includes the better-known tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator). Ipnops are small, slender fish that live close to the ocean floor in the bathyal and abyssal zones. The genus is notable for its unusual eyes.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAulopiformes
- FamilyIpnopidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 66
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Ipnopidae
- Collections
- ZMUC, NMV, MNHN, SIO
- Recorded in
- Australia, Fidji(I.), Salomon(I.), Nouvelle-Caledonie, Wallis Et Futuna, Vanuatu, Colombia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ipnops is a genus of deep-sea fish in the family Ipnopidae, which also includes the better-known tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator). Ipnops are small, slender fish that live close to the ocean floor in the bathyal and abyssal zones. The genus is notable for its unusual eyes.
==Species== There are currently three recognized species in this genus: Ipnops agassizii Garman, 1899 (grideye fish) Ipnops meadi J. G. Nielsen, 1966 Ipnops murrayi Günther, 1878
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