Animalia > Chordata > Aulopiformes > Ipnopidae > Ipnops

Ipnops (Tripodfish)

Synonyms: Ipnoceps

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Species

Ipnops agassizii (Grideye fish)
Ipnops meadi
Ipnops murrayi (Tripodfish)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0