Category: Marine Fish – Species
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Order Stomiiformes • Family Sternoptychidae • Genus Polyipnus
Polyipnus clarus
Star-eye hatchetfish
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Hache du talus continental
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TSN Code
622357
Photo: CNozeres (MPO/DFO Canada)
Characteristic(s)
Global
- Species reported during the annual bottom trawl fish abundance surveys (DFO)
Specific to the species
- Silver, highly-compressed body; sloping head has large eyes
- Lateral dark bar dorsally with triangular saddle patch
- 10 abdominal photophores = Polyipnus sp.
Observation(s)
- Total catch in number: 2
- Total catch in weight (kg): < 1
- Mean length of sampled individuals (mm): 51
- Occurrence, 1-100 m depth (no of stations) : 0
- Occurrence, 101-200 m depth (no of stations): 0
- Occurrence, 201-300 m depth (no of stations): 1
- Occurrence, >300 m depth (no of stations): 1
This species is part of the following group(s):