The shortarse feelerfish (''Bathymicrops brevianalis'') is a

deepsea tripod fish The Ipnopidae (deepsea tripod fishes) are a family of fishes in the order Aulopiformes. They are small, slender fishes, with maximum length ranging from about . They are found in temperate and tropical deep waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and ...

of the genus ''

Bathymicrops ''Bathymicrops'' is a genus of deepsea tripod fishes. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Bathymicrops belyaninae'' J. G. Nielsen & Merrett, 1992 * '' Bathymicrops brevianalis'' J. G. Nielsen, 1966 (Shortar ...

''. It is so named because of its almost non-existent eyes (which do exist, just are small and vestigial) and short anal fins. The Latin species name ''brevianalis'' means "short anus". The "Sampling the Abyss" project found the fish again in 2017 off the coast of Australia for the first time in 140 years.

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Shortarse Feelerfish, Bathymicrops brevianalis Nielsen 1966
Fishes of Australia Ipnopidae Fish described in 1966 {{Aulopiformes-stub