Polyipnus polli, commonly known as the round hatchetfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. It occurs in deep water in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, at depths between about 250 and 600 metres (800 and 2,000 ft).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Sternoptychidae |
| Genus: | Polyipnus |
| Species: | P. polli
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyipnus polli L. P. Schultz, 1961 [2]
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Max Poll (1908-1991), a Belgian ichthyologist, who loaned specimens of this species to Schultz.[4]
Status
editPolyipnus polli is a common species within its known range and faces no particular threats. For these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Harold, A. (2015). "Polyipnus polli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21132879A21913831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21132879A21913831.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Polyipnus polli Schultz, 1961". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Polyipnus polli Schultz, 1961". FishBase. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order STOMIIFORMES (=STOMIATIFORMES)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 March 2022.