Kiwi hatchetfish (Polyipnus kiwiensis)

Scientific name: Polyipnus kiwiensis Baird, 1971

Kiwi hatchetfish (Polyipnus kiwiensis)

The Kiwi hatchetfish (Polyipnus kiwiensis) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, restricted to the Tasman Sea off the east coast of Australia and continental slope areas of New Zealand.

Biology

A benthic species which occurs on the continental shelf and slope.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polyipnus kiwiensis
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.2
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: restricted to the Tasman Sea off the east coast of Australia and continental slope areas of New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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