Matsubara's hatchetfish

Polyipnus matsubarai

Sternoptychid Fish from Two Hundred Forty Meters

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Deep-bodied
Small
Tropical fish

Polyipnus matsubarai is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus. Its standard length is 9.7 cm and lives at a depth of 240 metres. They inhabit the waters around Japan, the Philippine Sea, and Hawaiian-Emperor Seamounts.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Sternoptychidae
Genus: Polyipnus
Maximum length: 9.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Japan, Philippine Sea and near the Hawaiian-Emperor Seamounts.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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