Rugby hatchetfish (Polyipnus ruggeri)

Scientific name: Polyipnus ruggeri Baird, 1971

The Rugby hatchetfish (Polyipnus ruggeri) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polyipnus ruggeri
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.6
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific.
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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