Tripod Fish

	Tripod Fish Tripod fish is a common name for different species of fish: Ipnopidae, a family found worldwide in deep seas, including: ''Bathypterois grallator The tripod fish or tripod spiderfish, ''Bathypterois grallator'', is a deep-sea benthic fish in the family Ipnopidae found at lower latitudes. It is now an iconic deep-sea fish, being observed and photographed by submersibles, using elongate ...'', the most famous species in the family Triacanthidae, a family from the Indo-Pacific {{Disambiguation, fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ipnopidae The Ipnopidae (deepsea tripod fishes) are a family of fishes in the order Aulopiformes. They are small, slender fishes, with maximum length ranging from about . They are found in temperate and tropical deep waters of the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Abiotic factors, such as depth, temperature, dissolved oxygen concentration, pressure, and carbon concentration can all impact their distribution. A number of species, especially in the genus ''Bathypterois'', have elongated pectoral fin, pectoral and pelvic fins. In the case of the tripodfish, ''Bathypterois grallator'', these fins are three times as long as the body — up to a meter in length — and are used for standing on the sea floor. Ipnopids either have tiny eyes, or very large eyes that lack any lens (eye), lens; in either case they have very poor vision and are unable to form an image. Ipnopidae is a species of fish that have adapted to living in the deep. Their skeleton is flatter with reinforced bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bathypterois Grallator The tripod fish or tripod spiderfish, ''Bathypterois grallator'', is a deep-sea benthic fish in the family Ipnopidae found at lower latitudes. It is now an iconic deep-sea fish, being observed and photographed by submersibles, using elongate fin rays of the tail and pelvic fins to stand on the ooze. ''B. grallator'' is hermaphroditic. Characteristics The tripodfish has long, bony rays that extend from the lower lobe of its tail fin and both pelvic fins. ''B. grallator'' is the largest member of its genus, commonly exceeding a standard length of and reaching total lengths of up to long. The tripodfish is often seen in its distinctive stance; standing on its three fin extensions (the namesake tripod) on the seabed, facing upstream with the antennae-like pectoral fin rays extended out, waiting for food. Even though the fins are presumably quite stiff to be able to support its weight, observations of swimming fish shows that their fins seem flexible; it is suggested that f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]