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Argyropelecus sladeni Regan, 1908

Sladen's hatchet fish
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Hawaiian hatchet fish, Silvery hatchetfish, Sladen's hatchet fish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Distributed in south of southern California to Oregon, 42-46°N (Ref. 265).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lowcrest hatchetfish, Lowerest hatchetfish, Sladen's hatchtefish, ... 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: Argyropelecus: Greek, argyros = silvered, silver + Greek, pelekys = axe (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

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

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2926 m (Ref. 26165).   Deep-water; 46°N -

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