Deep-Sea taxon details
Polyipnus clarus Harold, 1994
158840 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158840)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Harold, A. S. (1994). A taxonomic revision of the sternoptychid genus <i>Polyipnus</i> (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) with an analysis of phylogenetic relationships. <em>Bull. Mar. Sci.</em> 54(2): 428-534. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, in the Gulf Stream as far north as the Scotian Shelf and in the...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, in the Gulf Stream as far north as the Scotian Shelf and in the Gulf of Maine [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Polyipnus clarus Harold, 1994. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158840 on 2026-09-17
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Polyipnus clarus Harold, 1994. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158840 on 2026-09-17
original description
Harold, A. S. (1994). A taxonomic revision of the sternoptychid genus <i>Polyipnus</i> (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) with an analysis of phylogenetic relationships. <em>Bull. Mar. Sci.</em> 54(2): 428-534. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, in the Gulf Stream as far north as the Scotian Shelf and in the Gulf of Maine [details]Habitat benthic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | stareye hatchetfishslope hatchetfish | [details] |
| French | hache (pas de nom commun)dix-bards à épines courtes | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyipnus clarus)
To FishBase
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyipnus clarus)
To FishBase
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
