Deep-Sea taxon details
Polyipnus matsubarai Schultz, 1961
274989 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:274989)
accepted
Species
Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Schultz, L. P. (1961). Revision of the marine silver hatchetfishes (family Sternoptychidae). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 112 (3449): 587-649., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.112-3449.587 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Polyipnus matsubarai Schultz, 1961. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=274989 on 2026-09-25
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Polyipnus matsubarai Schultz, 1961. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=274989 on 2026-09-25
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original description
Schultz, L. P. (1961). Revision of the marine silver hatchetfishes (family Sternoptychidae). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 112 (3449): 587-649., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.112-3449.587 [details]
original description (of Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961) Schultz, L. P. (1961). Revision of the marine silver hatchetfishes (family Sternoptychidae). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 112 (3449): 587-649., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.112-3449.587 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
original description (of Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961) Schultz, L. P. (1961). Revision of the marine silver hatchetfishes (family Sternoptychidae). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 112 (3449): 587-649., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.112-3449.587 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Matsubara's hatchetfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ホシホウネンエソ | [details] |
| Russian | Топорик Мацубары | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyipnus matsubarai)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polyipnus japonicus RAD115151-001) (from synonym Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polyipnus japonicus RAD115151-002) (from synonym Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polyipnus matsubarai P07589 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyipnus matsubarai)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polyipnus japonicus RAD115151-001) (from synonym Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polyipnus japonicus RAD115151-002) (from synonym Polyipnus japonicus Schultz, 1961)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polyipnus matsubarai P07589 illustration)
To ITIS
