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

Nutting's hatchet fish (Polyipnus nuttingi)

Sternoptychidae

Nutting's hatchet fish

Polyipnus nuttingi
  • Marine
  • Up to 8.3 cm
Maurolicus breviculus

Sternoptychidae

Maurolicus breviculus

Maurolicus breviculus
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.4 cm
pearl-side (Maurolicus muelleri)

Sternoptychidae

pearl-side

Maurolicus muelleri
  • Marine
  • Up to 8 cm

Sternoptychidae

Polyipnus meteori

Polyipnus meteori
  • Marine
  • Up to 5.5 cm

Sternoptychidae

Polyipnus asper

Polyipnus asper
  • Marine
  • Up to 6.2 cm

Sternoptychidae

Large-eye Slender Hatchetfish

Sonoda megalophthalma
  • Marine
  • Up to 6 cm

Sternoptychidae

Eastropac Lightfish

Araiophos eastropas
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.7 cm
Brilliant pearlside (Argyripnus iridescens)

Sternoptychidae

Brilliant pearlside

Argyripnus iridescens
  • Marine
  • Up to 14 cm

Sternoptychidae

Combside hatchetfish

Polyipnus latirastrus
  • Marine
  • Up to 8.8 cm
Diaphanous hatchet fish (Sternoptyx diaphana)

Sternoptychidae

Diaphanous hatchet fish

Sternoptyx diaphana
  • Marine
  • Up to 5.5 cm
Omphus Hatchetfish (Polyipnus omphus)

Sternoptychidae

Omphus Hatchetfish

Polyipnus omphus
  • Marine
  • Up to 5.6 cm

Sternoptychidae

Polyipnus danae

Polyipnus danae
  • Marine
  • Up to 2.8 cm

Sternoptychidae

Lighthouse Hatchetfish

Argyripnus pharos
  • Marine
  • Up to 7.9 cm
Elongate hatchetfish (Polyipnus elongatus)

Sternoptychidae

Elongate hatchetfish

Polyipnus elongatus
  • Marine
  • Up to 7 cm
Pacific hatchet fish (Argyropelecus affinis)

Sternoptychidae

Pacific hatchet fish

Argyropelecus affinis
  • Marine
  • Up to 8.4 cm
Broad-tailed Hatchetfish (Polyipnus stereope)

Sternoptychidae

Broad-tailed Hatchetfish

Polyipnus stereope
  • Marine
  • Up to 5.3 cm
Gilbert & Cramer's bristle-mouth fish (Argyripnus ephippiatus)

Sternoptychidae

Gilbert & Cramer's bristle-mouth fish

Argyripnus ephippiatus
  • Marine
  • Up to 8.9 cm

Sternoptychidae

Argyripnus electronus

Argyripnus electronus
  • Marine
  • Up to 7.1 cm
Atlantic pearlside (Maurolicus weitzmani)

Sternoptychidae

Atlantic pearlside

Maurolicus weitzmani
  • Marine
  • Up to 5.7 cm
three-spined hatchetfish (Polyipnus spinifer)

Sternoptychidae

three-spined hatchetfish

Polyipnus spinifer
  • Marine
  • Up to 6 cm
Polyipnus oluolus

Sternoptychidae

Polyipnus oluolus

Polyipnus oluolus
  • Marine
  • Up to 2.7 cm

Sternoptychidae

Polyipnus surugaensis

Polyipnus surugaensis
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.7 cm
lowcrest hachetfish (Argyropelecus sladeni)

Sternoptychidae

lowcrest hachetfish

Argyropelecus sladeni
  • Marine
  • Up to 8.3 cm

Sternoptychidae

Maurolicus rudjakovi

Maurolicus rudjakovi
  • Marine
  • Up to 5.9 cm