Polyipnus paxtoni

Polyipnus paxtoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Sternoptychidae
Genus:	Polyipnus
Species:	P. paxtoni
Binomial name
	Polyipnus paxtoni; Harold, 1989

Last updated October 13, 2025

Polyipnus paxtoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus found in the Western Central Pacific between depths of 0 and 300 meters.^[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of American-born Australian ichthyologist John R. Paxton of the Australian Museum in Sydney, because of his contributions to the study of oceanic fishes, and for providing the collections of this particular species.^[2]

References

↑ "Polyipnus paxtoni, Paxton's hatchetfish". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family STERNOPTYCHIDAE Duméril 1805 (Marine Hatchetfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

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[1] "Polyipnus paxtoni, Paxton's hatchetfish". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

[ETYFish-2] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family STERNOPTYCHIDAE Duméril 1805 (Marine Hatchetfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

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