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silvery hatchetfish (Argyropelecus lychnus)
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Ecological Illustration of silvery hatchetfish (Argyropelecus lychnus)
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Sternoptychidae

silvery hatchetfish

Argyropelecus lychnus

Sternoptychid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

  • Silver
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small

silvery hatchetfish is a migratory fish of Western Pacific. The species occupies deep water. Records give a maximum length of 7 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Dragonfishes and Allies
Family
Sternoptychidae
Genus
Argyropelecus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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