Mediterranean spiderfish

Bathypterois mediterraneus

Long legs touching only the Mediterranean seafloor

Temperate
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Medium
Temperate fish

Mediterranean spiderfish is a marine fish living in deep water. One feature is particularly easy to remember: Long legs touching only the Mediterranean seafloor.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Ipnopidae
Genus: Bathypterois
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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