Family Ipnopidae

Bathypterois dubius Vaillant, 1888 —Spiderfish

29 specimens were caught at depths between 773 and 1,809 m. Length data were available for 22 specimens between 7 and 23 cm TL. Habitat and Distribution: bathydemersal at depth range 260–2,800 m, usually at 2,100– 2,300 m. Eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to Sierra Leone, Azores and the Mediterranean Sea; one record from the western North Atlantic Ocean. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), MHV (FishBase).