Sternoptychidae are a family of deep-sea fishes in the order Stomiiformes, known as deep-sea hatchetfishes.
Species
- Subfamily Maurolicinae
- Genus Araiophos
- Genus Argyripnus
- Genus Danaphos
- Genus Maurolicus
- Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus Cocco, 1838.
- Maurolicus australis Hector, 1875.
- Maurolicus breviculus Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
- Maurolicus imperatorius Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
- Maurolicus inventionis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
- Maurolicus japonicus Ishikawa, 1915.
- Maurolicus javanicus Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
- Maurolicus kornilovorum Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
- Maurolicus mucronatus Klunzinger, 1871.
- Pearlsides, Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1789).
- Maurolicus parvipinnis Vaillant, 1888.
- Maurolicus rudjakovi Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
- Maurolicus stehmanni Parin & Kobyliansky, 1996.
- Maurolicus walvisensis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
- Atlantic pearlside, Maurolicus weitzmani Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993.
- Genus Sonoda
- Genus Thorophos
- Genus Valenciennellus
- Subfamily Sternoptychinae
- Genus Argyropelecus
- Lovely hatchetfish, Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850.
- Pacific hatchetfish, Argyropelecus affinis Garman, 1899.
- Giant hatchetfish, Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930.
- Half-naked hatchetfish, Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829.
- Tropical hatchetfish, Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899.
- Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829).
- Sladen's hatchetfish, Argyropelecus sladeni Regan, 1908.
- Genus Polyipnus
- Polyipnus aquavitus Baird, 1971.
- Polyipnus asper Harold, 1994.
- Polyipnus asteroides Schultz, 1938.
- Polyipnus bruuni Harold, 1994.
- Slope hatchetfish, Polyipnus clarus Harold, 1994.
- Polyipnus danae Harold, 1990.
- Polyipnus elongatus Borodulina, 1979.
- Polyipnus fraseri Fowler, 1934.
- Polyipnus indicus Schultz, 1961.
- Polyipnus inermis Borodulina, 1981.
- Polyipnus kiwiensis Baird, 1971.
- Polyipnus laternatus Garman, 1899.
- Polyipnus latirastrus Last & Harold, 1994.
- Polyipnus limatulus Harold & Wessel, 1998.
- Polyipnus matsubarai Schultz, 1961.
- Polyipnus meteori Kotthaus, 1967.
- Nutting's hatchetfish, Polyipnus nuttingi Gilbert, 1905.
- Polyipnus oluolus Baird, 1971.
- Polyipnus omphus Baird, 1971.
- Polyipnus ovatus Harold, 1994.
- Polyipnus parini Borodulina, 1979.
- Polyipnus paxtoni Harold, 1989.
- Polyipnus polli Schultz, 1961.
- Polyipnus ruggeri Baird, 1971.
- Polyipnus soelae Harold, 1994.
- Polyipnus spinifer Borodulina, 1979.
- Polyipnus spinosus Günther, 1887.
- Polyipnus stereope Jordan & Starks, 1904.
- Polyipnus surugaensis Aizawa, 1990.
- Three-spined hatchetfish, Polyipnus tridentifer McCulloch, 1914.
- Polyipnus triphanos Schultz, 1938.
- Polyipnus unispinus Schultz, 1938.
- Genus Sternoptyx
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