highlight hatchetfish

Sternoptyx pseudobscura

A Clear Triangle Floats Above the Anal Fin

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Europe
North America
Deep-bodied
Small

highlight hatchetfish is a marine fish of Widely distributed in the three major oceans. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Sternoptychidae
Genus: Sternoptyx
Maximum length: 6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Widely distributed in the three major oceans. Eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to South Africa. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980 ). South China Sea and East China Sea (Ref.74511).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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