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    Polyipnus danae at 2.8 cm (1.1 in) to the c.12 cm (4.7 in)-long giant hatchetfish (Argyropelecus gigas). They are small deep-sea fishes which have evolved...
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  • Hatchetfish may refer to three groups of fishes: Marine hatchetfishes, small deep-sea bioluminescent fishes (Stomiiformes) of the family Sternoptychidae...
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    Sternoptychidae. This is the type genus of the Sternoptychidae, as well as the marine hatchetfish subfamily Sternoptychinae. Sternoptyx have silvery, high, and laterally...
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    unrelated deep-sea families, which include the marine hatchetfish (Sternoptychidae). Also found in marine hatchetfish and other unrelated families are tubular...
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    Pontodrilus litoralis Anglerfish Gulper eel Lanternfish Stomiiformes Marine hatchetfish Viperfish Black dragonfish Midshipman fish Pineconefish Lanterneye...
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  • shark Mandarinfish Manefish Man-of-war fish Manta ray Marblefish Marine hatchetfish Marlin Masu salmon Medaka Medusafish Megamouth shark Menhaden Merluccid...
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    Argyripnus (category Marine fish genera)
    Argyripnus is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus in the marine hatchetfish family Sternoptychidae. They are commonly known as bristle-mouth fishes, but that...
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    youngeri Grayling, Thymallus thymallus Half-naked hatchetfish, Argyropelacus hemigymnus Atlantic hatchetfish, Argyropelacus olfersi Mueller's pearlside, Maurolicus...
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    Argyropelecus gigas, the giant hatchetfish or greater silver hatchetfish, is a marine fish of the genus Argyropelecus. It is found in every ocean except...
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    Maurolicus (category Marine fish genera)
    Maurolicus is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the marine hatchetfish family Sternoptychidae. They are commonly known as pearlsides, but...
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    the marine snow from regions higher in the vertical column. Some deep-sea pelagic groups, such as the lanternfish, ridgehead, marine hatchetfish, and...
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  • animals survive on detritus known as "marine snow" falling from the zones above or, like the marine hatchetfish, by preying on other inhabitants of this...
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    rely heavily on marine snow as an energy source. Some deep-sea pelagic groups, such as the lanternfish, ridgehead, marine hatchetfish, and lightfish families...
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    rely heavily on marine snow as an energy source. Some deep-sea pelagic groups, such as the lanternfish, ridgehead, marine hatchetfish, and lightfish families...
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  • Silver hatchetfish may refer to: Marine hatchetfishes of the genus Argyropelecus The freshwater hatchetfish species Gasteropelecus levis This disambiguation...
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    other deep-sea pelagic groups, such as the lanternfish (Myctophidae), marine hatchetfish (Sternoptychidae), and lightfish (Phosichthyidae or Photichthyidae)...
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    Argyropelecus hemigymnus, the half-naked hatchetfish, short silver hatchetfish or spurred hatchetfish, is a deep-sea hatchetfish of the genus Argyropelecus found...
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    Indian Oceans, marine hatchetfishes range in size from Polyipnus danae at 2.8 cm (1.1 in) to the c.12 cm (4.7 in)-long giant hatchetfish (Argyropelecus...
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    Argyropelecus aculeatus, the lovely hatchetfish or Atlantic silver hatchetfish, is a species of fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It may exceed 70 millimetres...
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    several rings. Manganese violet, a popular inorganic pigment. The marine hatchetfish (here eating a small crustacean) lives in extreme depths. The purple...
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    ocean such as sardine and herring are camouflaged by silvering. The marine hatchetfish is extremely flattened laterally, leaving the body just millimetres...
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    primitive genus of the order Stomiiformes, and is an extinct relative of marine hatchetfish and viperfish. Idrissia's position in the order is in doubt, however...
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    vertically makes animals such as fish invisible from the side. The marine hatchetfish is extremely flattened laterally (side to side), leaving the body...
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    naturally blend in with the rocky bottom. Many fish, such as the marine hatchetfish, use a combination of camouflage techniques to achieve these appearances...
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    Argyropelecus olfersii is a common species of marine hatchetfish, found in mesopelagic waters. Argyropelecus olfersii was described by Georges Cuvier in...
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    examples include the cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis), the marine hatchetfish, and the Hawaiian bobtail squid. More than 10% of shark species may...
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    ocean such as sardine and herring are camouflaged by silvering. The marine hatchetfish is extremely flattened laterally (side to side), leaving the body...
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  • nautilus, oarfish, goblin shark, snipe eel, vampire squid, siphonophore, marine hatchetfish pram bug, pelican eel, deep sea jellyfish, arrow worm, deep-sea shrimp...
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    Argyropelecus (category Marine fish genera)
    hatchetfish, greater silver hatchetfish) Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829 (half-naked hatchetfish, short silver hatchetfish, spurred hatchetfish)...
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  • 1134/S0031030123050015. ISSN 1555-6174. Bahrami, Ali (2014). "A new deep-sea hatchetfish (Teleostei: Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) from the Eocene of Ilam, Zagros...
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