Sternoptychidae

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Deep-sea hatchetfishes

Lovely hatchetfish, Argyropelecus aculeatus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Sternoptychidae

Subfamilies

Maurolicinae
Sternoptychinae
See text for genera and species.

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Deep-sea hatchetfishes are a family, Sternoptychidae, of deep-sea fishes.

[edit] Species

Subfamily Maurolicinae
- Genus Araiophos
  - Araiophos eastropas Ahlstrom & Moser, 1969.
- Genus Argyripnus
  - Argyripnus atlanticus Maul, 1952.
  - Brock's bristle-mouth fish, Argyripnus brocki Struhsaker, 1973.
  - Argyripnus electronus Parin, 1992.
  - Gilbert & Cramer's bristle-mouth fish, Argyripnus ephippiatus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897.
  - Argyripnus iridescens McCulloch, 1926.
- Genus Danaphos
  - Bottlelights, Danaphos oculatus (Garman, 1899).
- Genus Maurolicus
  - Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus Cocco, 1838.
  - Maurolicus australis Hector, 1875.
  - Maurolicus breviculus Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
  - Maurolicus imperatorius Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
  - Maurolicus inventionis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
  - Maurolicus japonicus Ishikawa, 1915.
  - Maurolicus javanicus Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
  - Maurolicus kornilovorum Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
  - Maurolicus mucronatus Klunzinger, 1871.
  - Pearlsides, Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1789).
    
    Pearlsides, Maurolicus muelleri
  - Maurolicus parvipinnis Vaillant, 1888.
  - Maurolicus rudjakovi Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
  - Maurolicus stehmanni Parin & Kobyliansky, 1996.
  - Maurolicus walvisensis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
  - Atlantic pearlside, Maurolicus weitzmani Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
- Genus Sonoda
  - Sonoda megalophthalma Grey, 1959.
  - Sonoda paucilampa Grey, 1960.
- Genus Thorophos
  - Thorophos euryops Bruun, 1931.
  - Thorophos nexilis (Myers, 1932).
- Genus Valenciennellus
  - Valenciennellus carlsbergi Bruun, 1931.
  - Constellationfish, Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871).

Subfamily Sternoptychinae
- Genus Argyropelecus
  - Lovely hatchetfish, Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850.
  - Pacific hatchetfish, Argyropelecus affinis Garman, 1899.
  - Giant hatchetfish, Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930.
  - Half-naked hatchetfish, Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829.
    
    Half-naked hatchetfish, Argyropelecus hemigymnus
  - Tropical hatchetfish, Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899.
  - Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829).
    
    Argyropelecus olfersii
  - Sladen's hatchetfish, Argyropelecus sladeni Regan, 1908.
- Genus Polyipnus
  - Polyipnus aquavitus Baird, 1971.
  - Polyipnus asper Harold, 1994.
  - Polyipnus asteroides Schultz, 1938.
  - Polyipnus bruuni Harold, 1994.
  - Slope hatchetfish, Polyipnus clarus Harold, 1994.
  - Polyipnus danae Harold, 1990.
  - Polyipnus elongatus Borodulina, 1979.
  - Polyipnus fraseri Fowler, 1934.
  - Polyipnus indicus Schultz, 1961.
  - Polyipnus inermis Borodulina, 1981.
  - Polyipnus kiwiensis Baird, 1971.
  - Polyipnus laternatus Garman, 1899.
  - Polyipnus latirastrus Last & Harold, 1994.
  - Polyipnus limatulus Harold & Wessel, 1998.
  - Polyipnus matsubarai Schultz, 1961.
  - Polyipnus meteori Kotthaus, 1967.
  - Nutting's hatchetfish, Polyipnus nuttingi Gilbert, 1905.
  - Polyipnus oluolus Baird, 1971.
  - Polyipnus omphus Baird, 1971.
  - Polyipnus ovatus Harold, 1994.
  - Polyipnus parini Borodulina, 1979.
  - Polyipnus paxtoni Harold, 1989.
  - Polyipnus polli Schultz, 1961.
  - Polyipnus ruggeri Baird, 1971.
  - Polyipnus soelae Harold, 1994.
  - Polyipnus spinifer Borodulina, 1979.
  - Polyipnus spinosus Günther, 1887.
    
    Polyipnus spinosus
  - Polyipnus stereope Jordan & Starks, 1904.
  - Polyipnus surugaensis Aizawa, 1990.
  - Three-spined hatchetfish, Polyipnus tridentifer McCulloch, 1914.
  - Polyipnus triphanos Schultz, 1938.
  - Polyipnus unispinus Schultz, 1938.
- Genus Sternoptyx
  - Diaphanous hatchetfish, Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781.
    
    Diaphanous hatchetfish, Sternoptyx diaphana
  - Sternoptyx obscura Garman, 1899.
  - Highlight hatchetfish, Sternoptyx pseudobscura Baird, 1971.
  - Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana Borodulina, 1977.