Bathypterois longipes Günther, 1878
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The abyssal spiderfish, Bathypterois longipes, is a species of deepsea tripod fish, a demersal fish living on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, even on the abyssal plain. It is one of the deepest-dwelling fish known.
Wikipedia contributors, Abyssal spiderfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:09:29.079676+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bathypterois longipes Günther, 1878
- Name authority
- Günther, 1878
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Aulopiformes
- Family
- Ipnopidae
- Genus
- Bathypterois
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAulopiformes
- suborderAlepisauroidei
- familyIpnopidae Gill, 1884
- genusBathypterois Günther, 1878
- speciesBathypterois longipes Günther, 1878
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bathypterois. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bathypterois andriashevi Sulak & Shcherbachev, 1988 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois filiferus Gilchrist, 1906 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois insularum Alcock, 1892 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| feelerfishBathypterois longifilis Günther, 1878 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois mediterraneus Bauchot, 1962 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois parini Shcherbachev & Sulak, 1988 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois perceptor Sulak, 1977 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois quadrifilis Günther, 1878 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois viridensis (Roule, 1916) | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathypterois oddi Sulak, 1977 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| attenuated spider fishBathypterois atricolor Alcock, 1896 | IpnopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bathypteroides longipes | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5), 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17–28, 179–187, 248–251. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5WDZM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.