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
Water type: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied