Scientific Name
Ipnops agassizii

Common Name
Grideye fish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 19. Head black, body dark.

Classification

Classified By

Garman, 1899

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Deep-sea tripod fishes (Ipnopidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Mid-Atlantic Ridge at latitudes of 5?- 6?N and off Namibia. Elsewhere, widely scattered localities in the Indo-Pacific.

Range

6°N - 22°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1392 m

Depth To - meters

4163 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1392 - 4163 m (Ref. 3590)

Trophic Level

3.3 s.e. 0.43 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

14.5 cm

Common Length

13.5 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated