Highlight hatchetfish
📖 Overview
Oceanic . Meso- and bathypelagic . Does not exhibits vertical migration . Feeds on copepods, ostracods, euphausiids, amphipods, decapods . Photophores develop in adults over 16-18 mm SL . Minimum depth from Ref. 004054.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 27 - 30. Triangular transparent membrane above anal fin .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Highlight hatchetfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Highlight hatchetfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Highlight hatchetfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 800 - 2000 m , usually 800 - 1200 m . Deep-water; 43°N - 40°S south to South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
copepods, ostracods, euphausiids, amphipods, decapods (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Hatchetfish · Highlight Hatchetface · highlight hatchet fish · highlight hatchetfish |
| 🌍CES | stříbrnáč zářivý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Skæv Sølvøkse |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | kölilättäkala |
| 🇫🇷French | hache d'argent à haute épine |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Muneesomodoki · ムネエソモドキ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Светлый топорик |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 似低褶胸魚 · 擬暗色褶胸魚 · 斧魚 · 海洋斧魚 · 銀斧 |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 126 records indexed .
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