Ipnops is a genus of deep-sea fish in the family Ipnopidae, which also includes the better-known tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator).

Ipnops are small, slender fish that live close to the ocean floor in the bathyal and abyssal zones.

I. meadi is also found in the Indo-Pacific, but occurs deeper at 3310–4970 m. Ipnops has only recently been observed in the wild, so details of their life history has mostly been inferred from the characteristics of captured specimens.

The purpose of these structures is debated—they are light-sensitive and may serve to detect bioluminescent prey; it has also been proposed that the organs themselves may be luminescent and act as lures.

Ipnops have a well-developed lateral line, which has been suggested to have a primary sensory function given the degenerate state of their other senses.