Aquavit hatchetfish (Polyipnus aquavitus)

Scientific name: Polyipnus aquavitus Baird, 1971

The Aquavit hatchetfish (Polyipnus aquavitus) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. South China Sea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polyipnus aquavitus
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.5
Depth range
120–1244 m (394–4081 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 120 - 1244 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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