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Ecological Illustration of Three-spined hatchetfish (Polyipnus tridentifer)
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Sternoptychidae

Three-spined hatchetfish

Polyipnus tridentifer

Seven Point Two Centimeters Sternoptychid Fish of Australian Waters

  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Small

Three-spined hatchetfish is a marine fish from Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 7.2 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Dragonfishes and Allies
Family
Sternoptychidae
Genus
Polyipnus
Water type
Marine
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