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Sternoptychidae
Broad-tailed Hatchetfish
Polyipnus stereope
Five Point Three Centimeters Sternoptychid Fish of Chinese Seas
- Northern Hemisphere
- Restricted distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Deep-bodied
- Small
Northern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Deep-bodied
SmallBroad-tailed Hatchetfish is a marine fish of Northwest Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 5.3 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Sternoptychidae
- Genus
- Polyipnus
- Maximum length
- 5.3 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Northwest Pacific: restricted to seas around Japan (East China Sea and Suruga and Sagami bays, Japan).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
