Sternoptychidae
Also known as: Bylvisse, Deep-sea Hatchetfishes, Hatchetfishes, Peixes-machado-abissais, Sølvøksefamilien, Tiefsee-Beilfische, deepsea hatchetfishes, haches d'argent
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Stomiiformes |
| Family | Sternoptychidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 14 |
| Species records held | 107 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 171 |
| GBIF key | 2226 |
Genera in Sternoptychidae
- Polyipnus — 41 species: Polyipnus anteasteroides, Polyipnus aquavitus, Polyipnus asper, Polyipnus asteroides, Polyipnus bruuni, Polyipnus clarus, Polyipnus danae, Polyipnus elongatus
- Maurolicus — 17 species: Maurolicus aegrotus, Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus, Maurolicus australis, Maurolicus borealis, Maurolicus breviculus, Maurolicus imperatorius, Maurolicus inventionis, Maurolicus japonicus
- Argyropelecus — 13 species: Argyropelecus aculeatus, Argyropelecus affinis, Argyropelecus alcocki, Argyropelecus bocagei, Argyropelecus bullockii, Argyropelecus cosmovicii, Argyropelecus elongatus, Argyropelecus gigas
- Argyripnus — 11 species: Argyripnus atlanticus, Argyripnus boreopacificus, Argyripnus brocki, Argyripnus electronus, Argyripnus ephippiatus, Argyripnus hulleyi, Argyripnus iridescens, Argyripnus oamaruensis
- Sternoptyx — 7 species: Sternoptyx cyanea, Sternoptyx diaphana, Sternoptyx hermann, Sternoptyx obscura, Sternoptyx prisca, Sternoptyx pseudobscura, Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana
- Valenciennellus — 6 species: Valenciennellus brzobobatyi, Valenciennellus brzobohatyi, Valenciennellus carlsbergi, Valenciennellus fastigatus, Valenciennellus kotthausi, Valenciennellus tripunctulatus
- Danaphos — 3 species: Danaphos asteroscopus, Danaphos glomerosus, Danaphos oculatus
- Araiophos — 2 species: Araiophos eastropas, Araiophos gracilis
- Sonoda — 2 species: Sonoda megalophthalma, Sonoda paucilampa
- Thorophos — 2 species: Thorophos euryops, Thorophos nexilis
- Discosternon — 1 species: Discosternon federicae
- Eosternoptyx — 1 species: Eosternoptyx discoidalis
- Polyipnoides — 1 species: Polyipnoides levis
- Archaeolicus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.