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Polyipnus polli Schultz, 1961

Round hatchetfish
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Cameroon country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Quéro, J.-C., J.C. Njock and M.M. de la Hoz, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Rund sølvøkse, 普氏烛光鱼, 普氏燭光魚, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes) > Sternoptychinae
Etymology: Polyipnus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, ipnos = lanterns.
  More on author: Schultz.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 250 - 600 m (Ref. 4462).   Deep-water; 31°N - 25°S

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