Bathypterois phenax Parr, 1928

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Bathypterois phenax Parr, 1928

Bathypterois ater Gilchrist, 1906 [Synonym: questionable, original] Occurrence: possible

Maximum length: 18 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathybenthic

Depth range: 800-2657 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least Concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from off Sierra Leone and Liberia and as well as the Gulf of Guinea Islands, and off Angola and off South Africa (as Bathypterois ater ).