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Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Dorsal blade present and well developed in front of dorsal fin (Ref. 27363). Deep body (Ref. 37473).

Common Names

  • Giant hatchetfish , English , Australia
  • Giant hatchetfish , English , New Zealand
  • Giant hatchetfish , English , UK
  • Hatchet fish , English , Spain
  • Hatchetfish , English , Australia
  • Hatchetfish , English , Azores Is.
  • Hatchetfish , English , UK
  • Hatchetfish , English , Uruguay
  • Stóri silfurfiskur , Icelandic , Iceland
  • Oo-hooneneso , Japanese , Japan
  • 巨銀斧魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 巨银斧鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Pai-velho , Portuguese , Azores Is.
  • Pez hacha , Spanish , Spain
  • Pez hacha , Spanish , Uruguay
  • Pez hacha gigante , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Stomiiformes

    Family: Sternoptychidae

    Genus: Argyropelecus

    Species: Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930

    Climate Zone

  • bathypelagic

    • Location

  • Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to South Africa; northern record from south Iceland (Ref. 4739). Western Atlantic: 40°N-40°S, including the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 27768). One record from the Patagonian region of Argentina (Ref. 27363). Indian Ocean: 0°- 40°S. Eastern Pacific: 15°S-40°S. Western Pacific: 20°N-40°S.

    • Biology

    An oceanic and mesopelagic species (Ref. 4739). No indication of diel migration (Ref. 4739). Adult complement of photophores acquired at about 1.4 cm SL (Ref. 4739).

    Habitat

    bathypelagic