Polyipnus

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The Polyipnus lives in the benthopelagic, marine, depth range 50 - 500 m environment.

Polyipnus is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. This is the largest genus of the marine hatchetfishes (Sternoptychinae) and indeed of the entire Sternoptychidae. More

hatchetfishes range in size from Polyipnus danae at 2.8 cm (1.1 in) to the c.12 cm (4.7 in)-long Giant Hatchetfish (Argyropelecus gigas). More

Polyipnus sobnioviensis n sp. - photos/r7.jpg photos/r7a. More

STERNOPTYCHIDAE Polyipnus kiwiensis 9. STERNOPTYCHIDAE Polyipnus ruggeri 10. STERNOPTYCHIDAE Sternoptyx diaphana 11. STERNOPTYCHIDAE Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana 12. More

Name: Polyipnus sobnioviensis n sp. More

Common names

Aquavit hatchetfish in English
光带烛光鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
光带烛光鱼 in Unknown
光帶燭光魚 in Mandarin Chinese
光帶燭光魚 in Unknown
光滑烛光鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
光滑烛光鱼 in Unknown

Order : Stomiiformes
Family : Sternoptychidae
Genus : Polyipnus
Species : Polyipnus unispinus
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Polyipnus