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Lovely Hatchetfish (Argyropelecus aculeatus), Gulf of Mexico This Lovely Hatchetfish (Argyropelecus aculeatus) was trawled from between 1,200-1,000m depth, Gulf of Mexico, April 2021. All of this is part of the DEEPEND-RESTORE Project (www.deependconsortium.org). The work has been done out on the RV Point Sur with an amazing captain and crew. A big thanks to CSA and Gray Lawson for management of the MOCNESS system. My participation is by way of the Center for Conservation & Research, San Antonio Zoo. Argyropelecus aculeatus,Life in the dark Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lovely Hatchetfish (Argyropelecus aculeatus), Gulf of Mexico

This Lovely Hatchetfish (Argyropelecus aculeatus) was trawled from between 1,200-1,000m depth, Gulf of Mexico, April 2021. All of this is part of the DEEPEND-RESTORE Project (www.deependconsortium.org). The work has been done out on the RV Point Sur with an amazing captain and crew. A big thanks to CSA and Gray Lawson for management of the MOCNESS system. My participation is by way of the Center for Conservation & Research, San Antonio Zoo.

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The Lovely Hatchetfish

''Argyropelecus aculeatus'', the lovely hatchetfish or Atlantic silver hatchetfish, is a species of fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It may exceed 70 millimetres standard length. It lives in the mesopelagic zone of all oceans and performs diel vertical migration.

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Similar species: Dragonfishes And Allies
Species identified by Christine Young
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  • ISO200
  • 100mm

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