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View Mode View All Pictures Species Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes    Argyropelecus aculeatus was originally described as Argyropelecus aculeatus by Valenciennes in 1850. It belongs to the family Sternoptychidae and subfamily Sternoptychinae. It is commonly known as Atlantic silver hatchetfish but has many other common names such as Lovely hatchetfish in Australia, Atlantic silver hatchetfish in USA (contiguous states), Togarimune-eso in Japan, Lovely hatchetfish in Papua New Guinea, Silver Hatchetfish in South Africa. more common names It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Circumglobal in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas (including Hawaiian Islands).   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   aculeatus AuthorWI   Valenciennes [A.] AuthorNI   Valenciennes Qualification   in Cuvier & Valenciennes Year   1850 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Stomiiformes Stomiiformes Family   Sternoptychidae Subfamily   Sternoptychinae Sternoptychinae Genus   Argyropelecus Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Stomiiformes Family   Sternoptychidae Subfamily   Sternoptychinae Genus   Argyropelecus Original Name   Argyropelecus         Taxon Name   aculeatus Original Combination   Argyropelecus aculeatus Original Genus   Argyropelecus Original Genus Species   Argyropelecus aculeatus OriginalSubGenus   Argyropelecus Original Author   Valenciennes Original AuthorWI   Valenciennes [A.] Original Qualification   in Cuvier & Valenciennes Original Year   1850 Original Family   Sternoptychidae Original SubFamily   Sternoptychinae Original Level   species Type Locality   Azores, northeastern Atlantic. Type Catalogue   Type catalog: Bertin 1940:314 [ref. 293]. Primary Code   Holotype (unique) Primary Type   MNHN 0000-1817 Journal   Hist. Nat. Poiss. Citation   v. 22 Page   406 SubSpecies AuthorWI --- Qualification SS --- Original QualificationSS --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI --- Current Genus Species Argyropelecus aculeatus Current Species   aculeatus Current Genus Argyropelecus Current AuthorWI Valenciennes [A.] Current AuthorNI   Valenciennes Current Year   1850 Current Family Sternoptychidae Current Subfamily Sternoptychinae Sternoptychinae Habitat bathypelagic         Water Salt water Habitat Notes Concentrated at 300-600 m by day and 100-300 by night. A selective dusk-time feeder mainly on conchoecid ostracods, to lesser extent on copepods, decapod larvae, fish larvae, etc. Dioecious, adult photophore developing at about 15 mm SL (Ref. 4739). Depth Range From 100 to 600 meters.     Distribution Circumglobal in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas (including Hawaiian Islands). Current Summary   Valid as Argyropelecus aculeatus  Valenciennes 1850. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae.   Name History   • Valid as Argyropelecus aculeatus  Valenciennes 1850 -- (Baird 1973:124 [ref. 7173], Yamamoto in Okamura et al. 1982:77, 326 [ref. 8256], Uyeno & Aizawa in Uyeno et al. 1983:137 [ref. 14275], Badcock in Whitehead et al. 1984:306 [ref. 13675], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:47 [ref. 6441], Baird 1986:256 [ref. 6288], Paxton et al. 1989:191 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:30 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:95 [ref. 24556], McAllister 1990:89 [ref. 14674], Quéro et al. 1990:275 [ref. 14659], Harold 1993:125 [ref. 20311], Cervigón 1996:168 [ref. 24489], Shinohara et al. 1996:161 [ref. 26605], Santos et al. 1997:31 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:33 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:429 [ref. 23897], Uiblein et al. 1999:61 [ref. 24045], Fricke 1999:89 [ref. 24106], Porteiro et al. 1999:28 [ref. 24203], Nakabo 2000:315 [ref. 25086], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:590 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:315 [ref. 26001], Harold et al. in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:185 [ref. 26158], Harold 2003:892 [ref. 27001], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:45 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27076], Shinohara et al. 2005:405 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:168 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:424 [ref. 28995], Harold & Gomon 2008:230 [ref. 30629], Fricke et al. 2009:23 [ref. 30213], Bañon et al. 2010:8 [ref. 31029], Fricke et al. 2011:356 [ref. 31242], Lima et al. 2011:38 [ref. 31116]). Common Names  Common Names Picture  Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections  Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 1 (21 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   affinis Argyropelecus affinis Garman [S.] 1899 Valid alcocki Argyropelecus alcocki Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896 Uncertain amabilis Argyropelecus amabilis (Ogilby [J. D.] 1888) Synonym antrorsospinus Argyropelecus antrorsospinus Schultz [L. P.] 1937 Synonym bocagei Argyropelecus bocagei Osório [B.] 1909 Uncertain caninus Argyropelecus caninus Garman [S.] 1899 Synonym durvillei Argyropelecus durvillei Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850 Synonym elongatus Argyropelecus elongatus Esmark [L.] 1871 Uncertain gigas Argyropelecus gigas Norman [J. R.] 1930 Valid hawaiensis Argyropelecus hawaiensis Schultz [L. P.] 1961 Synonym heathi Argyropelecus heathi Gilbert [C. H.] 1905 Synonym hemigymnus Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco [A.] 1829 Valid intermedius Argyropelecus intermedius Clarke [F. E.] 1878 Synonym lychnus Argyropelecus lychnus Garman [S.] 1899 Valid lychnus lychnus Argyropelecus lychnus lychnus (Garman [S.] 1899) Synonym lynchus hawaiensis Argyropelecus lynchus hawaiensis Schultz [L. P.] 1961 Synonym micracanthus Argyropelecus micracanthus Parr [A. E.] 1937 Synonym olfersi Argyropelecus olfersi (Cuvier [G.] 1829) Spelling olfersii Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier [G.] 1829) Valid pacificus Argyropelecus pacificus Schultz [L. P.] 1961 Synonym sladeni Argyropelecus sladeni Regan [C. T.] 1908 Valid Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 1 (21 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. 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