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| Species: | P. asteroides |
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| Polyipnus asteroides Schultz, 1938 [1] | |
Polyipnus asteroides, commonly known as the shortspine tenplate, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Maine southward to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It occurs to a depth of about 500 metres (1,600 ft). [1]
Marine hatchetfishes or deep-sea hatchetfishes are small deep-sea mesopelagic ray-finned fish of the stomiiform subfamily Sternoptychinae. They should not be confused with the freshwater hatchetfishes, which are not particularly closely related Teleostei in the characiform family Gasteropelecidae.
Polyipnus is a genus of oceanic ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. This is the largest genus of the marine hatchetfishes subfamily Sternoptychinae and indeed of the entire Sternoptychidae. It is not quite as apomorphic as their relatives; it may be that the genus is actually a paraphyletic assemblage of less advanced Sternoptychinae and would need to be split.
Polyipnus clarus, commonly known as the stareye hatchetfish or slope hatchetfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Maine southward to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It most commonly occurs between 300 and 400 metres but can range from 40 and 830 metres.
Polyipnus nuttingi, commonly known as the Nutting's hatchet fish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, at depths between about 384 and 658 metres.
Polyipnus spinosus, commonly known as the spiny hatchetfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the western central Pacific Ocean, at depths down to about 500 metres (1,600 ft).
Polyipnus stereope is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, at depths between about 150 and 280 metres.
Polyipnus triphanos, commonly known as the threelight hatchetfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, at depths between about 322 and 966 metres.
Polyipnus tridentifer, commonly known as the three-spined hatchetfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, at depths between about 640 and 825 metres.
Polyipnus latirastrus, commonly known as the combside hatchetfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the western Pacific Ocean, at depths between about 696 and 888 metres.
Polyipnus polli, commonly known as the round hatchetfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, at depths between about 250 and 600 metres.
Polyipnus matsubarai is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. Its standard length is 9.7 cm and lives at a depth of 240 metres. They inhabit the waters around Japan, the Philippine Sea, and Hawaiian-Emperor Seamounts.
Polyipnus kiwiensis, commonly known as the kiwi hatchetfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. They live in the Tasman Sea off Australia and New Zealand. They are carnivores.
Polyipnus oluolus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. It is found in the Marshall Islands.
Polyipnus asper is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. It is found in the Eastern Indian Ocean in shallow waters from 0 - 384 meters.
Polyipnus bruuni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean off Kenya in shallow waters from 0 - 240 meters.
Polyipnus soelae, commonly known as the soela hatchetfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. It is found in Indonesia with a depth range of 300 - 520 m.
Polyipnus omphus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. It is found in the Western and Central Pacific and lives below 200 m.
Polyipnus ruggeri is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.
Polyipnus fraseri is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Polyipnus indicus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean. It has a depth range of 50 - 500 m.
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