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Polyipnus spinifer Borodulina, 1979 |
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photo by
National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan |
| Family: | Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes), subfamily: Sternoptychinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 154 - 380 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Suruga Bay (Japan), the East China Sea and off the Philippines in the South China and Sulu seas. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal soft rays: 15-18; Vertebrae: 33-35 | |||
| Biology: | Specimens have been collected above 150 m in Suruga Bay, Japan (Ref. 26382). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 July 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||