Hatchetfish

Sternoptyx pseudobscura

Category: Reef Fish

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Stomiiformes

Family

Sternoptychidae

Genus

Sternoptyx

WoRMS Database

Where to Find

Found in 11 diving areas across 10 countries and 6 regions.

• Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
• Bimini, Bahamas - 1 records
• North Shore, Bermuda - 1 records
• Carriacou, Grenada - 1 records
• St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
• Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
• Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 1 records
• Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 17 records
• Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 1 records
• Azores, Portugal - 4 records
• Komodo, Indonesia - 3 records