| Giant hatchetfish | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
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| Subfamily: | Sternoptychinae |
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| Species: | A. gigas |
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| Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930 | |
The giant hatchetfish (Argyropelecus gigas) or greater silver hatchetfish, is a marine fish of the genus Argyropelecus. It is found in every ocean except the north Pacific in the mesopelagic zone of tropical and subtropical waters. "Giant" in relative terms only, this is the largest species of marine hatchetfishes, often exceeding 110 millimetres (4.3 in) standard length.[1]
References
- ^ Baird, R. C. (1971). "The systematics, distribution, and zoogeography of the marine hatchetfishes (family Sternoptychidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 142: 1–128.
External links
- "Argyropelecus gigas". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Argyropelecus gigas" in FishBase. March 2006 version.