Diaphanous hatchet fish

Sternoptyx diaphana

Five Point Five Centimeters Sternoptychid Fish

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Europe
Deep-bodied
Small

Sternoptyx diaphana, the diaphanous hatchetfish, is a species of deep sea ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It is the type species of the genus Sternoptyx, and was first described by the French naturalist Johann Hermann in Der Naturforscher 1781.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Sternoptychidae
Genus: Sternoptyx
Maximum length: 5.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: mainly tropical regions (Ref. 47377 ). Eastern Atlantic: scattered records southwest of Ireland, also from Spain south to Angola. South China Sea and East China Sea (Ref.74511).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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