A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Sternoptychidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Argyripnus atlanticus Maul, 1952 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Argyripnus boreopacificus Prokofiev, 2017 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gilbert & Cramer's bristle-mouth fishArgyripnus ephippiatus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Argyripnus oamaruensis Schwarzhans, 2019 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Argyripnus pharos Harold & Lancaster, 2003 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lowcrest hatchetfishArgyropelecus sladeni Regan, 1908 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bottlelightDanaphos oculatus (Garman, 1899) | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus Cocco, 1838 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus australis Hector, 1875 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus breviculus Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus imperatorius Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus inventionis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| North Pacific lightfishMaurolicus japonicus Ishikawa, 1915 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus javanicus Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus kornilovorum Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus mucronatus Klunzinger, 1871 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Muller's pearlsidesMaurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1789) | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus parvipinnis Vaillant, 1888 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus rudjakovi Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus stehmanni Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus walvisensis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic pearlsideMaurolicus weitzmani Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyipnus aquavitus Baird, 1971 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyipnus danae Harold, 1990 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyipnus fraseri Fowler, 1934 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyipnus indicus Schultz, 1961 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyipnus inermis Borodulina, 1981 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyipnus ovatus Harold, 1994 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyipnus paxtoni Harold, 1989 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyipnus soelae Harold, 1994 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyipnus spinifer Borodulina, 1979 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polyipnus surugaensis Aizawa, 1990 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sonoda paucilampa Grey, 1960 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphanous hatchet fishSternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dark hatchetfishSternoptyx obscura Garman, 1899 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| highlight hatchet fishSternoptyx pseudobscura Baird, 1971 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana Borodulina, 1977 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thorophos euryops Bruun, 1931 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thorophos nexilis (Myers, 1932) | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Valenciennellus carlsbergi Bruun, 1931 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.