Polyipnus asteroides

Polyipnus asteroides
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Neopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Sternoptychidae
Subfamily: Sternoptychinae
Genus: Polyipnus
Species: P. asteroides
Binomial name
Polyipnus asteroides
Schultz, 1938 [1]

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]

References

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  1. 1 2 Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Polyipnus asteroides Schultz, 1938". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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