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Sternoptychidae
Kiwi hatchetfish
Polyipnus kiwiensis
Sternoptychid Fish of New Zealand Waters
- Temperate
- Southern Hemisphere
- Restricted distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Oceania
- Small
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
SmallKiwi hatchetfish is a migratory fish found around Southwest Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 8.2 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Sternoptychidae
- Genus
- Polyipnus
- Maximum length
- 8.2 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Southwest Pacific: restricted to the Tasman Sea off the east coast of Australia and continental slope areas of New Zealand.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
