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Argyropelecus lychnus in life
In life — Tropical Hatchetfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) pootishedj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by pootishedj
BPBM 26109Ichthyology

Argyropelecus lychnus

Tropical Hatchetfish

As recorded: Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899

Animalia › Chordata › Stomiiformes › Sternoptychidae

Collected by
R/V "Hugh M. Smith" cruise 30, station 45station →V Hugh M. Smith cruise 30 →
Date
August 3, 1955
Locality
Aleutian Islands; [S of]
Coordinates
44.6167, -172.4500
Depth
100 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
4 Bishop specimens of Argyropelecus lychnus · collected 1953–1955Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 3, 1955, R/V "Hugh M. Smith" cruise 30, station 45 also collected 5 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Argyropelecus lychnus. BPBM 26109. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35208396. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/26109.

Record sources