Ipnopidae

Bathypterois perceptor Sulak, 1977 — Perceptor spider fish

STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang and New Guinea, based on a specimen collected by W.-J. Chen, St. CP-3967. NTUM material (NTUM 10069).

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. South Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean, Papua New Guinea. Bathydemersal, 700–1600 m. Marine.