| Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes), subfamily: Sternoptychinae |
| 3.52 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 50 - 500 m |
| Western Pacific: Java Trench, Timor, Halmahera, Sulu and Celebes seas, New Britain Trench (off the Solomon Islands), south-eastward to New Caledonia and with a few captures to the north of New Zealand. Has not been collected in the South China Sea (Ref. 26382). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 July 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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