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Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Stomiiformes
family
Sternoptychidae
genus
Argyropelecus
species
Argyropelecus olfersii

Name

Synonyms
Argyropelachus olfersi (Cuvier, 1829)
Pleurothyris olfersii (Cuvier, 1829)
Sternoptyx olfersii Cuvier, 1829
Homonyms
Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829)
Common names
Hache d’argent commune in French
Hache d’argent commune in French
Hachita in Spanish
Hachita in Spanish
Hachita, hacha de plata in language.
Hatchetfish in English
Norræni silfurfiskur in Icelandic
Olfers Sølvøkse in Danish
Olfers' sølvøkse in Danish
Olfers' sølvøkse in Danish
Pez Hacha in Spanish
Pez hacha in Spanish
Pez hacha luminoso in Spanish
Pärlemorfisk in Swedish
Silberbeil in German
Silver hatchetfish in English
Silver hatchetfish in English
Silver hatchetfish in English
Stor perlemorfisk in Norwegian
Sølvøkse in Danish
Topornik krepy in Polish
olfers sølvøkse in language.
pez hacha luminoso in Spanish
pez hacha luminoso in Spanish
pärlemorfisk in Swedish
pärlemorfisk in Swedish
stor perlemorfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian
stor perlemorfisk in Norwegian Bokmål
stor perlemorfisk in Norwegian Bokmål
stor perlemorfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian
Silver Hatchetfish in English
pärlemorfisk in Swedish
stor perlemorfisk in Norwegian Bokmål
stor perlemorfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian
Hachita in Spanish
Hatchetfish in English
Olfers silveryxa in Swedish
Pez Hacha in Spanish
Pez Hacha Luminoso in Spanish
olfers sølvøkse in Danish
pärlemorfisk in Swedish
pärlemorfisk in Swedish
stor perlemorfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian
stor perlemorfisk in Norwegian Bokmål

Bibliographic References

  1. (2010) Catalog of Fishes electronic version (15 January 2010).
  2. Bussing 1965, Paulin et al. 1989, Pequeño 1989, Kong & Meléndez 1991, Pequeño et al. 2003, Sielfeld & Kawaguchi 2004b, Reyes & Hüne 2012.
  3. Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds., 2001: Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba. Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. 21-57.
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  5. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  6. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
  7. Kullander (1999) Förteckning över svenska fiskar
  8. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  9. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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