TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Sternoptychidae

Sternoptychidae
Genera
10
Species
79

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 79 published species in Sternoptychidae.

79 published species in this family

Threelight hatchetfish (Polyipnus triphanos)

Sternoptychidae

Threelight hatchetfish

Polyipnus triphanos
  • Marine
  • Up to 4.7 cm
Three-spined hatchetfish (Polyipnus tridentifer)

Sternoptychidae

Three-spined hatchetfish

Polyipnus tridentifer
  • Marine
  • Up to 7.2 cm
constellationfish (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus)

Sternoptychidae

constellationfish

Valenciennellus tripunctulatus
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.1 cm
highlight hatchetfish (Sternoptyx pseudobscura)

Sternoptychidae

highlight hatchetfish

Sternoptyx pseudobscura
  • Marine
  • Up to 6 cm
shortspine tenplate (Polyipnus asteroides)

Sternoptychidae

shortspine tenplate

Polyipnus asteroides
  • Marine
  • Up to 8.1 cm
Dark hatchetfish (Sternoptyx obscura)

Sternoptychidae

Dark hatchetfish

Sternoptyx obscura
  • Marine
  • Up to 4.5 cm

Sternoptychidae

Aquavit hatchetfish

Polyipnus aquavitus
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.5 cm
hatchet-fish (Argyropelecus hemigymnus)

Sternoptychidae

hatchet-fish

Argyropelecus hemigymnus
  • Marine
  • Up to 5.1 cm

Sternoptychidae

Maurolicus inventionis

Maurolicus inventionis
  • Marine
  • Up to 6.3 cm
Maurolicus walvisensis

Sternoptychidae

Maurolicus walvisensis

Maurolicus walvisensis
  • Marine
  • Up to 4.7 cm
Indian Hatchetfish (Polyipnus indicus)

Sternoptychidae

Indian Hatchetfish

Polyipnus indicus
  • Marine
  • Up to 6.4 cm

Sternoptychidae

Oval Hatchetfish

Polyipnus ovatus
  • Marine
  • Up to 4.7 cm
Onespine Hatchetfish (Polyipnus unispinus)

Sternoptychidae

Onespine Hatchetfish

Polyipnus unispinus
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.5 cm
Kiwi hatchetfish (Polyipnus kiwiensis)

Sternoptychidae

Kiwi hatchetfish

Polyipnus kiwiensis
  • Marine
  • Up to 8.2 cm
Argyripnus atlanticus

Sternoptychidae

Argyripnus atlanticus

Argyripnus atlanticus
  • Marine
  • Up to 7.7 cm
Hatchetfish (Argyropelecus olfersii)

Sternoptychidae

Hatchetfish

Argyropelecus olfersii
  • Marine
  • Up to 9 cm
Spiny Hatchetfish (Polyipnus laternatus)

Sternoptychidae

Spiny Hatchetfish

Polyipnus laternatus
  • Marine
  • Up to 4.4 cm
Maurolicus parvipinnis

Sternoptychidae

Maurolicus parvipinnis

Maurolicus parvipinnis
  • Marine
  • Up to 5.4 cm
Valenciennellus carlsbergi

Sternoptychidae

Valenciennellus carlsbergi

Valenciennellus carlsbergi
  • Marine
  • Up to 2.1 cm
Araiophos gracilis

Sternoptychidae

Araiophos gracilis

Araiophos gracilis
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.4 cm

Sternoptychidae

Maurolicus mucronatus

Maurolicus mucronatus
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.4 cm
greater silver hatchetfish (Argyropelecus gigas)

Sternoptychidae

greater silver hatchetfish

Argyropelecus gigas
  • Marine
  • Up to 12 cm

Sternoptychidae

Polyipnus bruuni

Polyipnus bruuni
  • Marine
  • Up to 2 cm

Sternoptychidae

Brock's bristle-mouth fish

Argyripnus brocki
  • Marine
  • Up to 8.9 cm