Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 35 - 37. Branchiostegal rays: 10 (Ref. 35838). Lower preopercular spine downward and curved forward, upper preopercular spine curved outward. Two postabdominal spines directed ventrally (Ref. 37473).

Common Names

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Tropisk sølvøkse , Danish , Denmark

Silver hatchetfish , English , USA

Tropical hatchetfish , English , USA

烛银斧鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

燭銀斧魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Stomiiformes

Family: Sternoptychidae

Genus: Argyropelecus

Species: Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899

Climate Zone

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bathypelagic

Location

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Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6993) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Eastern Pacific: southern British Columbia, Canada to California, USA and farther south (Ref. 2850).

Biology

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Copepods have been found in the food items consumed by this species (Ref. 6885). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35838). Minimum depth is from Ref. 82347.

Habitat

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bathypelagic