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Onespine Hatchetfish (Polyipnus unispinus)
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Ecological Illustration of Onespine Hatchetfish (Polyipnus unispinus)
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Sternoptychidae

Onespine Hatchetfish

Polyipnus unispinus

Sternoptychid Fish from New Caledonia

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Small

Onespine Hatchetfish is a migratory fish of Western Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 3.5 cm.

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