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Bathytyphlops sewelli (Norman, 1939) |
| Family: | Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes), subfamily: Ipnopinae | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 2980 - 4200 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: off Azores, Cape Verde to Nigeria. Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea. Indian Ocean: Somalia to Tanzania. Also known from the Arabian Sea Ref. 26165). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 16-16 | |||
| Biology: | Solitary. Bottom feeder. Feeds on benthopelagic mysids and copepods. Synchronously hermaphroditic. Fecundity per generation is ca 6,000 eggs (Ref. 6688). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||