Sternoptychidae are a family of deep-sea fishes in the order Stomiiformes, known as deep-sea hatchetfishes.

Species

• Subfamily Maurolicinae
• Genus Araiophos
• Araiophos eastropas Ahlstrom & Moser, 1969.
• Genus Argyripnus
• Argyripnus atlanticus Maul, 1952.
• Brock's bristle-mouth fish, Argyripnus brocki Struhsaker, 1973.
• Argyripnus electronus Parin, 1992.
• Gilbert & Cramer's bristle-mouth fish, Argyripnus ephippiatus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897.
• Argyripnus iridescens McCulloch, 1926.
• Genus Danaphos
• Bottlelights, Danaphos oculatus (Garman, 1899).
• 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
• Sonoda megalophthalma Grey, 1959.
• Sonoda paucilampa Grey, 1960.
• Genus Thorophos
• Thorophos euryops Bruun, 1931.
• Thorophos nexilis (Myers, 1932).
• Genus Valenciennellus
• Valenciennellus carlsbergi Bruun, 1931.
• Constellationfish, Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871).

• 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
• Diaphanous hatchetfish, Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781.
• Sternoptyx obscura Garman, 1899.
• Highlight hatchetfish, Sternoptyx pseudobscura Baird, 1971.
• Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana Borodulina, 1977.

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