''Polyipnus asper'' is a species of
ray-finned fish in the genus
Polyipnus
''Polyipnus'' is a genus of oceanic ray-finned fish in the family Sternoptychidae. This is the largest genus of the marine hatchetfishes subfamily Sternoptychinae and indeed of the entire Sternoptychidae. It is not quite as apomorphic as their re ...
. It is found in the
Eastern Indian Ocean
Eastern may refer to:
Transportation
*China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai
*Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways
*Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991
*Eastern Air Li ...
in shallow waters from 0 - 384 meters.
References
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Sternoptychidae
Fish described in 1994