Sternoptychidae

three-spined hatchetfish

Polyipnus spinifer

Six Centimeters Sternoptychid Fish of Japanese Waters

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Deep-bodied
• Small

three-spined hatchetfish is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 6 cm.