Image: Giant Hatchetfish from the collection
Description
A Giant Hatchetfish from the Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection (AMS I.27594-008). The fish was collected in March 1988 at a depth of approximately 500 m off New South Wales.
- Photographer:
- Rohan Pethiyagoda
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Giant Hatchetfish
- Scientific name:
- Argyropelecus gigas
- Family:
- Sternoptychidae
- Order:
- Stomiiformes
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