Argyropelecus hemigymnus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Sternoptychidae |
Genus: | Argyropelecus |
Species: | A. hemigymnus
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Binomial name | |
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
Cocco, 1829
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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 mesopelagically in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. [1] [2] It is a small species rarely exceeding 38 millimetres (1.5 in) standard length. [3] It feeds on zooplankton, particularly ostracods and copepods. [4] [5] Sexual maturation occurs at length of about 22 mm, and adult males have more developed olfactory organs than females, i.e. the species is sexually dimorphic. [6]
Argyropelecus hemigymnus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Sternoptychidae |
Genus: | Argyropelecus |
Species: | A. hemigymnus
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Binomial name | |
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
Cocco, 1829
|
Argyropelecus hemigymnus, the half-naked hatchetfish, short silver hatchetfish or spurred hatchetfish, is a deep-sea hatchetfish of the genus Argyropelecus found mesopelagically in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. [1] [2] It is a small species rarely exceeding 38 millimetres (1.5 in) standard length. [3] It feeds on zooplankton, particularly ostracods and copepods. [4] [5] Sexual maturation occurs at length of about 22 mm, and adult males have more developed olfactory organs than females, i.e. the species is sexually dimorphic. [6]