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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
Habitatmarine
Observations1
via GBIF
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