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Aulopiformes (Grinners) >
Ipnopidae (Deep-sea tripod fishes) > Bathysauropsinae
Etymology: Bathysauropsis: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, sauros = lizard + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 886 m (Ref. 40966). Deep-water
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia (Ref. 40966).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.5 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 42080)
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paxton, J.R. and V.H. Niem, 1999. Ipnopidae: tripod fishes. p. 1923-1924. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes. Part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 39810)
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