Half-Naked Hatchet Fish (Argyropelecus hemigymnus)

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Argyropelecus hemigymnus

Cocco, 1829

Half-Naked Hatchet Fish

Also known as: Half-Naked Hatchetfish, Hatchet-Fish, Short Silver Hatchetfish, Spurred Hatchetfish, Axefish, Common Hatchetfish, Halfnaked Hatchetfish

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About

Habitat

Bathypelagic

Depth

0–2400 m

Max size

5.1 cm

Max weight

1 g

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

1 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Stomiiformes

Family

Sternoptychidae

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