Sternoptychidae
Marine Hatchetfishes
Order: Stomiiformes
Deep-sea fish with extremely compressed bodies and ventral photophores.
Species 50
Aquavit hatchetfish
Polyipnus aquavitus
Araiophos eastropas
Araiophos eastropas
Araiophos gracilis
Araiophos gracilis
Argyripnus atlanticus
Argyripnus atlanticus
Argyripnus boreopacificus
Argyripnus boreopacificus
Argyripnus electronus
Argyripnus electronus
Argyripnus pharos
Argyripnus pharos
Argyripnus scharpfi
Argyripnus scharpfi
Atlantic pearlside
Maurolicus weitzmani
Atlantic silver hatchetfish
Argyropelecus aculeatus
Axefish
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
Bigeye hatchetfish
Polyipnus laruei
Bigeye lightfish
Danaphos oculatus
Brilliant pearlside
Argyripnus iridescens
Brock's bristle-mouth fish
Argyripnus brocki
Combside hatchetfish
Polyipnus latirastrus
Constellationfish
Valenciennellus tripunctulatus
Daisy pearlside
Maurolicus muelleri
Danaphos asteroscopus
Danaphos asteroscopus
Deepsea hatchetfish
Argyropelecus affinis
Diaphanous hatchet fish
Sternoptyx diaphana
Elongate hatchetfish
Polyipnus elongatus
Emperor seamount lightfish
Maurolicus imperatorius
False oblique hatchetfish
Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana
Giant hatchetfish
Argyropelecus gigas
Gilbert & Cramer's bristle-mouth fish
Argyripnus ephippiatus
Hatchet fish
Argyropelecus sladeni
Hatchetfish
Argyropelecus olfersii
Hatchetfish
Sternoptyx pseudobscura
Hoshi-hônen-eso
Polyipnus matsubarai
Javan pearlside
Maurolicus javanicus
Kata-hônen-eso
Polyipnus stereope
Kiwi hatchetfish
Polyipnus kiwiensis
Luminous fish
Polyipnus tridentifer
Maru-hônen-eso
Polyipnus parini
Maurolicus breviculus
Maurolicus breviculus
Maurolicus inventionis
Maurolicus inventionis
Maurolicus kornilovorum
Maurolicus kornilovorum
Maurolicus mucronatus
Maurolicus mucronatus
Maurolicus parvipinnis
Maurolicus parvipinnis
Maurolicus rudjakovi
Maurolicus rudjakovi
Maurolicus stehmanni
Maurolicus stehmanni
Maurolicus walvisensis
Maurolicus walvisensis
Nokoba-hônen-eso
Polyipnus spinifer
North Pacific lightfish
Maurolicus japonicus
Nutting's hatchet fish
Polyipnus nuttingi
Obi-mune-eso
Sternoptyx obscura
Paxton's hatchetfish
Polyipnus paxtoni
Pearlsides
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus
Pennant lantern-fish
Maurolicus australis