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Ipnops
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Ipnops

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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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Ipnops murrayi

speciesIpnops murrayi

Grideye Spiderfish

speciesIpnops agassizii

Ipnops meadi

speciesIpnops meadi

Ipnops pristibrachium

speciesIpnops pristibrachium

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89129.