Sternoptychidae

Spiny Hatchetfish

Polyipnus laternatus

Fish Reaching Four Point Four Centimeters in Chinese Seas

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• East Asia
• North America
• Deep-bodied
• Small

Spiny Hatchetfish is a migratory fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 4.4 cm.