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 relatively...

bigelowi Mead, 1958 Bathypterois dubius Vaillant, 1888 (Mediterranean spiderfish) Bathypterois filiferus Gilchrist, 1906 Bathypterois grallator (Goode & T. H...

especially in the genus Bathypterois, have elongated pectoral and pelvic fins. In the case of the tripodfish, Bathypterois grallator, these fins are three...

species only go as deep as the bathyal zone.       Tripod fish (Bathypterois grallator): Their habitat is along the ocean floor, usually around 4,720 m...

noxious slime, making them inedible to other species. The tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator), a species of spiderfish, uses its fin extensions to "stand" on...

noxious slime making them inedible to other species. The tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator), a species of spiderfish, uses its fin extensions to "stand" on...

fish: Ipnopidae, a family found worldwide in deep seas, including: Bathypterois grallator, the most famous species in the family Triacanthidae, a family from...

family Ipnopidae, which also includes the better-known tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator). Ipnops are small, slender fish that live close to the ocean floor...

may have specialised structures to achieve this. The tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator) has long, bony rays that protrude below its tail fin and both pectoral...

of Ephippidae) are also capable of walking along the sea floor. Bathypterois grallator, also known as a "tripodfish", stands on its three fins on the bottom...

of Ephippidae) are also capable of walking along the sea floor. Bathypterois grallator, also known as a "tripodfish", stands on three fins on the bottom...

filamentosus Chlorophthalmus agassizi Bathysaurus mollis Bathypterois dubius Bathypterois grallator Evermannella balbo Arctozenus rissi Lestidiops jayakari...

includes the abyssal spiderfish (Bathypterois longipes), tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator), feeler fish (Bathypterois longifilis), and the black lizardfish...

size of their small, warm-blooded prey. The deep-sea tripodfish Bathypterois grallator uses tactile and mechanosensory cues to identify food in its low-light...

Benthocometes robustus Rattail Trachonurus sulcatus Tripod fish Bathypterois grallator Giant oarfish Regalecus glesne Shortbill spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris...

fish (Bathypterois atricolor) Bathypterois dubius Tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator) Abyssal spiderfish (Bathypterois longipes) Bathypterois mediterraneus...