Sternoptychidae

Round hatchetfish

Polyipnus polli

Deep Bodied Sternoptychid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• North America
• Deep-bodied
• Small

Polyipnus polli, commonly known as the round hatchetfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, at depths between about 250 and 600 metres (800 and 2,000 ft).