Sternoptychidae

Nutting's hatchet fish

Polyipnus nuttingi

Eight Point Three Centimeters Sternoptychid Fish of the Indian Ocean

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Small

Polyipnus nuttingi, commonly known as Nutting's hatchet fish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, at depths between about 384 and 658 metres (1,300 and 2,200 ft).