Argyropelecus gigas

Author
Norman, 1930
Common Names
  • Giant Hatchetfish
  • Hatchet Fish
  • Hatchetfish

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Min Depth
300 meters
Max Depth
650 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Worldwide. New Jersey to Gulf of Mexico
Habitat-Biology
  • mesopelagic
References

  • Harold, A. S. 2002. Order Stomiiformes. Pp. 866–880 in K. E. Carpenter, ed. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 2. Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. FAO, Rome.

  • McEachran, J. D., and J. D. Fechhelm. 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas. 1112 p.

  • Murdy, E. O., R. E. Matheson, Jr., J. D. Fechhelm, and M. J. McCoid. 1983. Midwater fishes of the Gulf of Mexico collected from the R/V Alaminos. Texas Journal Science 35: 109–127.

Species Notes

None noted.

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.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-05-2024.

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