Polyipnus asteroides

Polyipnus asteroides, commonly known as the shortspine tenplate, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Maine southward to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It occurs to a depth of about 500 metres (1,600 ft).[1]

Polyipnus asteroides

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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P. asteroides
Binomial name
Polyipnus asteroides
Schultz, 1938 [1]

References

  1. Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Polyipnus asteroides Schultz, 1938". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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