Paxton's hatchetfish (Polyipnus paxtoni)

Scientific name: Polyipnus paxtoni Harold, 1989

The Paxton's hatchetfish (Polyipnus paxtoni) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Queensland, Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polyipnus paxtoni
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.9
Depth range
0–300 m (0–984 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 300 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Queensland, Australia.
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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