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Sternoptychidae
Hatchet fish
Argyropelecus aculeatus
Adult Light Organs Awaken with Growth
- Northern Hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Europe
- North America
- Deep-bodied
- Small
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Deep-bodied
SmallHatchet fish is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 8.3 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Sternoptychidae
- Genus
- Argyropelecus
- Maximum length
- 8.3 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Senegal; reported from Namibia (Ref. 27121 ). Western Atlantic: 40°N-10°N and 15°S-35°S; specimens taken off the Guianas (Ref. 13608 ). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ). Indian Ocean: 0°-35°S. Western Pacific: 35°N-35°S. Southeast Pacific: 30°S-35°S. Recently reported in Aden Gulf, Arabian Sea (Ref. 85285 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
