- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- STOMIIFORMES
- STERNOPTYCHIDAE
- Polyipnus
- latirastrus
Combside Hatchetfish, Polyipnus latirastrus Harold & Last 1994
Illustration of the holotype of the Combside Hatchetfish, Polyipnus latirastrus - CSIRO H.2168-01. Source: G. Davis / Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
An unusual hatchetfish that lacks an adipose fin and has the third OVA and L photophores positioned ventrally on the side. The posttemporal has only a single spine, unlike other members of the Polyipnus spinosus species group.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Polyipnus latirastrus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4540
Combside Hatchetfish, Polyipnus latirastrus Harold & Last 1994
References
Last, P.R. & A.S. Harold. 1994. Polyipnus latirastrus n. sp., a new and unusual hatchetfish (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) from the western Pacific. Copeia 1994(1): 210-215.
