Sternoptychidae

Marine Hatchetfishes

Order: Stomiiformes

Deep-sea fish with extremely compressed bodies and ventral photophores.

Species 50

Aquavit hatchetfish

Polyipnus aquavitus

Not Evaluated

Araiophos gracilis

Araiophos gracilis

Not Evaluated

Argyripnus atlanticus

Argyripnus atlanticus

Not Evaluated

Argyripnus boreopacificus

Argyripnus boreopacificus

Not Evaluated

Argyripnus electronus

Argyripnus electronus

Not Evaluated

Argyripnus pharos

Argyripnus pharos

Not Evaluated

Argyripnus scharpfi

Argyripnus scharpfi

Not Evaluated

Atlantic pearlside

Maurolicus weitzmani

Not Evaluated

Atlantic silver hatchetfish

Argyropelecus aculeatus

Not Evaluated

Axefish

Argyropelecus hemigymnus

Not Evaluated

Bigeye hatchetfish

Polyipnus laruei

Not Evaluated

Bigeye lightfish

Danaphos oculatus

Not Evaluated

Brilliant pearlside

Argyripnus iridescens

Not Evaluated

Brock's bristle-mouth fish

Argyripnus brocki

Not Evaluated

Combside hatchetfish

Polyipnus latirastrus

Not Evaluated

Constellationfish

Valenciennellus tripunctulatus

Not Evaluated

Daisy pearlside

Maurolicus muelleri

Not Evaluated

Danaphos asteroscopus

Danaphos asteroscopus

Not Evaluated

Deepsea hatchetfish

Argyropelecus affinis

Not Evaluated

Diaphanous hatchet fish

Sternoptyx diaphana

Not Evaluated

Elongate hatchetfish

Polyipnus elongatus

Not Evaluated

Emperor seamount lightfish

Maurolicus imperatorius

Not Evaluated

False oblique hatchetfish

Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana

Not Evaluated

Giant hatchetfish

Argyropelecus gigas

Not Evaluated

Gilbert & Cramer's bristle-mouth fish

Argyripnus ephippiatus

Not Evaluated

Hatchet fish

Argyropelecus sladeni

Not Evaluated

Hatchetfish

Sternoptyx pseudobscura

Not Evaluated

Hatchetfish

Argyropelecus olfersii

Not Evaluated

Hoshi-hônen-eso

Polyipnus matsubarai

Not Evaluated

Javan pearlside

Maurolicus javanicus

Not Evaluated

Kata-hônen-eso

Polyipnus stereope

Not Evaluated

Kiwi hatchetfish

Polyipnus kiwiensis

Not Evaluated

Luminous fish

Polyipnus tridentifer

Not Evaluated

Maru-hônen-eso

Polyipnus parini

Not Evaluated

Nokoba-hônen-eso

Polyipnus spinifer

Not Evaluated

North Pacific lightfish

Maurolicus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Nutting's hatchet fish

Polyipnus nuttingi

Not Evaluated

Obi-mune-eso

Sternoptyx obscura

Not Evaluated

Paxton's hatchetfish

Polyipnus paxtoni

Not Evaluated

Pearlsides

Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus

Not Evaluated

Pennant lantern-fish

Maurolicus australis

Not Evaluated

Pez hacha aquillado

Polyipnus asteroides

Not Evaluated

Pez hacha linterna

Polyipnus laternatus

Not Evaluated

Polyipnus limatulus

Polyipnus limatulus

Not Evaluated

Polyipnus notatus

Polyipnus notatus

Not Evaluated

Reunion's bristle-mouth fish

Argyripnus hulleyi

Not Evaluated

Round hatchetfish

Polyipnus polli

Not Evaluated

Rugby hatchetfish

Polyipnus ruggeri

Not Evaluated

Silver hatchetfish

Argyropelecus lychnus

Not Evaluated

Slope hatchetfish

Polyipnus clarus

Not Evaluated