Diaphanous hatchet fish (Sternoptyx diaphana)

Scientific name: Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781

Diaphanous hatchet fish (Sternoptyx diaphana)

The Diaphanous hatchet fish (Sternoptyx diaphana) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 16. Triangular transparent membrane present above anal fin base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sternoptyx diaphana
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.5
Depth range
400–3676 m (1312–12060 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 400 - 3676 m, usually 500 - 800 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: mainly tropical regions. Eastern Atlantic: scattered records southwest of Ireland, also from Spain south to Angola. South China Sea and East China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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