Threelight hatchetfish (Polyipnus triphanos)

Scientific name: Polyipnus triphanos Schultz, 1938

Threelight hatchetfish (Polyipnus triphanos)

The Threelight hatchetfish (Polyipnus triphanos) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Suruga Bay and off the Philippines. Also recorded from Indonesia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polyipnus triphanos
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.7
Depth range
331 m (1086 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 331 - 331 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Suruga Bay and off the Philippines. Also recorded from Indonesia.
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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