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Aulopiformes (Grinners) >
Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes) > Ipnopinae
Etymology: Bathymicrops: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, mikros = great + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 3300 - 5782 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water; 36°N - 37°S, 73°W - 22°E
Eastern Atlantic: east of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 30° to 0°N; also off Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Western Atlantic: west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Guiana Basin.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3590)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 8-10; Afterflossenstacheln 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 12 - 15. Body with 6-8 dark pigment bands (Ref. 5320).
Depth range also reported at 4250 m-5700 m (Ref. 6688). Rare, probably solitary. Feeds on small benthopelagic crustaceans (Ref. 6688).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Merrett, N.R., 1990. Chlorophthalmidae. p. 351-360. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3590)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
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