Polyipnus spinifer Borodulina, 1979
Polyipnus spinifer
photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Family:  Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes), subfamily: Sternoptychinae
Max. size:  6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 154 - 380 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Suruga Bay (Japan), the East China Sea and off the Philippines in the South China and Sulu seas.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal soft rays: 15-18; Vertebrae: 33-35
Biology:  Specimens have been collected above 150 m in Suruga Bay, Japan (Ref. 26382).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 July 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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