- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- AULOPIFORMES
- IPNOPIDAE
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Fish Classification
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Class
ACTINOPTERYGII Ray-finned fishes -
Order
AULOPIFORMES Lizardfishes ... -
Family
IPNOPIDAE Deepwater tripodfishes
Family IPNOPIDAE
Common name: Deepwater tripodfishes
Summary:
Long slender deep-sea fishes, with a depressed head, a flattened abdomen, a large mouth with a protruding lower jaw and wide gill slits with long gill rakers. The dorsal fin is short-based and positioned before the anal fin. Some species have very long stilt-like pelvic and caudal fins that they use to stand up off the seafloor.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, 2012, Deepwater tripodfishes , IPNOPIDAE, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 12 Mar 2015, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/46
Dianne J. Bray, 2012, Deepwater tripodfishes , IPNOPIDAE, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 12 Mar 2015, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/46
References
Johnson, R.K. & Eschmeyer, W.N. 1998. Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds) Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. 125 p.