FAMILY Sternoptychidae Dumeril, 1805 - marine hatchetfishes SUBFAMILY Sternoptychinae Dumeril, 1805 - marine hatchetfishes [=Sternoptyges, Pomanchia, Argyropeleci, Polyipninae] GENUS Argyropelecus Cocco, 1829 - silver hatchetfishes [=Pleurothyris, Sternoptychides] Species Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850 - lovely hatchetfish, Atlantic silver hatchetfish [=amabilis, antrorsospinus, caninus, micracanthus] Species Argyropelecus affinis Garman, 1899 - Pacific hatchetfish [=pacificus] Species Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829 - half-naked hatchetfish, short silver hatchetfish, spurred hatchetfish [=durvillei, heathi, intermedius, kirkii, mediterranea] Species Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930 - giant hatchetfish, greater silver hatchetfish Species Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899 - tropical hatchetfish Species Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829) - Olfers' hatchetfish Species Argyropelecus sladeni Regan, 1908 - Sladen's hatchetfish, silvery hatchetfish [=hawaiensis] GENUS Polyipnus Gunther, 1887 - marine hatchetfishes [=Acanthopolyipnus] Species Polyipnus aquavitus Baird, 1971 - Aquavit hatchetfish Species Polyipnus asper Harold, 1994 - Andaman hatchetfish Species Polyipnus asteroides Schultz, 1938 - Schultz's hatchetfish Species Polyipnus bruuni Harold, 1994 - Kenyan hatchetfish Species Polyipnus clarus Harold, 1994 - slope hatchetfish Species Polyipnus danae Harold, 1990 - South China Sea hatchetfish Species Polyipnus elongatus Borodulina, 1979 - Coral Sea hatchetfish Species Polyipnus fraseri Fowler, 1934 - Fraser's hatchetfish Species Polyipnus indicus Schultz, 1961 - Schultz's Indian hatchetfish Species Polyipnus inermis Borodulina, 1981 - inermis hatchetfish Species Polyipnus kiwiensis Baird, 1971 - Kiwi hatchetfish Species Polyipnus laruei Vourey et al., 2017 - Tombo hatchetfish Species Polyipnus laternatus Garman, 1899 - Barbados hatchetfish Species Polyipnus latirastrus Last & Harold, 1994 - combside hatchetfish Species Polyipnus limatulus Harold & Wessel, in Harold et al., 1998 - Western Indian hatchetfish Species Polyipnus matsubarai Schultz, 1961 - Matsubara's hatchetfish [=japonicus] Species Polyipnus meteori Kotthaus, 1967 - meteor hatchetfish Species Polyipnus notatus Harold et al., 2016 - Taiwanese hatchetfish Species Polyipnus nuttingi Gilbert, 1905 - Nutting's hatchetfish Species Polyipnus oluolus Baird, 1971 - Marshall Islands hatchetfish Species Polyipnus omphus Baird, 1971 - Baird's hatchetfish Species Polyipnus ovatus Harold, 1994 - Philippine hatchetfish Species Polyipnus parini Borodulina, 1979 - Kuroshio hatchetfish Species Polyipnus paxtoni Harold, 1989 - Paxton's hatchetfish Species Polyipnus polli Schultz, 1961 - Poll's Atlantic hatchetfish Species Polyipnus ruggeri Baird, 1971 - rugby hatchetfish Species Polyipnus soelae Harold, 1994 - Soela hatchetfish Species Polyipnus spinifer Borodulina, 1979 - Western Pacific hatchetfish Species Polyipnus spinosus Gunther, 1887 - spiny hatchetfish Species Polyipnus stereope Jordan & Starks, 1904 - Jordan's Japanese hatchetfish Species Polyipnus surugaensis Aizawa, 1990 - Aizawa's Suruga hatchetfish Species Polyipnus tridentifer McCulloch, 1914 - threespined hatchetfish Species Polyipnus triphanos Schultz, 1938 - threelight hatchetfish Species Polyipnus unispinus Schultz, 1938 - onespined hatchetfish GENUS Sternoptyx Hermann, 1781 - marine hatchetfishes Species Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781 - diaphanous hatchetfish Species Sternoptyx obscura Garman, 1899 - obscure hatchetfish Species Sternoptyx pseudobscura Baird, 1971 - highlight hatchetfish Species Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana Borodulina, 1977 - false oblique hatchetfish SUBFAMILY Maurolicinae Gill, 1885 - pearlsides, constellationfishes [==Maurolocidae (Maurolicidae)] GENUS Araiophos Grey, 1961 - maurolicins Species Araiophos eastropas Ahlstrom & Moser, 1969 - Ahlstrom's araiophos Species Araiophos gracilis Grey, 1961 - gracile araiophos GENUS Argyripnus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 - bristlemouths, pearlsides Species Argyripnus atlanticus Maul, 1952 - Western Atlantic argyripnus Species Argyripnus boreopacificus Prokofiev, 2017 - Pedestal Bank argyripnus Species Argyripnus brocki Struhsaker, 1973 - Brock's bristlemouth Species Argyripnus electronus Parin, 1992 - Sala y Gomez bristlemouth Species Argyripnus ephippiatus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 - Gilbert & Cramer's bristlemouth Species Argyripnus hulleyi Quero et al., 2009 - Reunion bristlemouth Species Argyripnus iridescens McCulloch, 1926 - brilliant pearlside Species Argyripnus pharos Harold & Lancaster, 2003 - pharos bristlemouth GENUS Danaphos Bruun, 1931 - bottlelights Species Danaphos asteroscopus Bruun, 1931 - Indian bottlelight Species Danaphos oculatus (Garman, 1899) - bottlelight, bigeye lightfish GENUS Maurolicus Cocco, 1838 - pearlsides [=Triarcus] Species Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus Cocco, 1838 - Cocco's pearlside [=maurolici] Species Maurolicus australis Hector, 1875 - pennant pearlside Species Maurolicus breviculus Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 - Eastern equatorial Pacific pearlside Species Maurolicus imperatorius Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 - Emperor seamount lightfish Species Maurolicus inventionis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 - Discovery Seamounts pearlside Species Maurolicus japonicus Ishikawa, 1915 - North Pacific lightfish Species Maurolicus javanicus Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 - Javan pearlside Species Maurolicus kornilovorum Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 - Saya de Malha Bank pearlside Species Maurolicus mucronatus Kluzinger, 1871 - Red Sea pearlside Species Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1789) - silvery lightfish, Mueller's pearlside [=borealis, pennanti W, pennanti V] Species Maurolicus parvipinnis Vaillant, 1888 - Orange Bay pearlside Species Maurolicus rudjakovi Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 - Nazca pearlside Species Maurolicus stehmanni Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 - Western South Atlantic pearlside Species Maurolicus walvisensis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 - Parin's Atlantic pearlside Species Maurolicus weitzmani Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 - Atlantic pearlside, Weitzman's pearlside GENUS Sonoda Grey, 1959 - sonodas Species Sonoda megalophthalma Grey, 1959 - Caribbean sonoda Species Sonoda paucilampa Grey, 1960 - Virgin Islands sonoda GENUS Thorophos Bruun, 1931 - marine hatchetfishes [=Neophos] Species Thorophos euryops Bruun, 1931 - Mindanao thorophos Species Thorophos nexilis (Myers, 1932) - Myers' thorophos GENUS Valenciennellus Jordan & Evermann, in Goode & Bean, 1896 - constellationfishes Species Valenciennellus carlsbergi Bruun, 1931 - Western Pacific constellationfish Species Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871) - constellationfish [=stellatus]