Grideye Fish, Ipnops murrayi Günther 1878
A Grideye Fish, Ipnops murrayi, at the northern end of the West Florida Escarpment, Gulf of Mexico, April 2018, depth 2258 m. Source: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2018. License: Public Domain
Summary:
Specimens of a second species of Ipnops collected in Australia are tentatively named Ipnops murrayi.
This slender black deep-sea fish has eyes modified into large pale flattened photosensitive plates on the head. The eyes lack a lens.
This slender black deep-sea fish has eyes modified into large pale flattened photosensitive plates on the head. The eyes lack a lens.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2020, Ipnops murrayi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5547
Grideye Fish, Ipnops murrayi Günther 1878
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Distribution |
Great Australian Bight, South Australia. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean. Inhabits soft sediment areas on the lower continental slope and abyssal plain. |
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Etymology |
The species is named in honour of John Murray, naturalist on the HMS Challenger, which collected the type specimens. |
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Species Citation |
Ipnops murrayi Günther 1878, Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5)2(7/8/9)(2/22/28): 187. Type locality: off Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic, 35°41'S, 20°55'W, depth 1900 fathoms. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Grideye Fish, Ipnops murrayi Günther 1878
References
Gerringer, M.E., Popp, B.N., Linley, T.D., Jamieson, A.J. & Drazen, J.C. 2017. Comparative feeding ecology of abyssal and hadal fishes through stomach content and amino acid isotope analysis. Deep-Sea Research I Part 1(121): 110-120.
Günther, A. 1878. Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 2(2, 22, 28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251 See ref at BHL
Günther, A. 1887. Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H.M.S Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 22(57): 1-268 figs 1-7 pls 1-66 See ref at BHL
Marshall, N.B. & Staiger, J.C. 1975. Aspects of the structure, relationships, and biology of the deep-sea fish Ipnops murrayi (family Bathypteroidae). Bulletin of Marine Science 25(1): 101-111. See ref online
Moore, J. & Polanco Fernandez, A. 2019. Ipnops murrayi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T123323471A123323735. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T123323471A123323735.en. Downloaded on 17 June 2020.
Munk, O. 1959. The eyes of Ipnops murrayi Gunther, 1878. Galathea Report 3: 79–87.
Nielsen, J.G. 1966. Synopsis of the Ipnopidae (Pisces, Iniomi) with description of two new abyssal species. Galathea Report 8: 49-75, Pls. 14-16.
Theisen, B. 1965. On the cranial morphology of Ipnops murrayi Gunther, 1878 with special reference to the relations between the eyes and the skull, Galathea Report 8: 7–20.
