Scientific Name
Bathypterois phenax

Common Name
Blackfin spiderfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Black in color (Ref. 5320).

Classification

Classified By

Parr, 1928

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Deep-sea tripod fishes (Ipnopidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Off Sierra Leone and Liberia and off South Africa (as Bathypterois ater). Western Atlantic: at bathyal depths between latitude 40?N-5?N including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, and off southern Brazil.

Range

40°N - 35°S, 98°W - 30°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

800 m

Depth To - meters

2657 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 800 - 2657 m (Ref. 5320), usually 1200 - 2000 m (Ref. 6688)

Trophic Level

3.4 s.e. 0.45 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

18.0 cm

Common Length

16.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated