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Stomiiformes - Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus sladeni (Lowcrest Hatchetfish)
Illustration	Meristics	Life History	ELH Descr.	Distribution	Footnotes
More information for this taxon at: LarvalBase | FishBase | Univ. Washington Data

BONY PARTS (min-mode-max)

Vertebrae		Gill Rakers and Branchiostegal Rays
Total	35 - 36 - 38	Upper Gill Rakers	7 - X - 8
Precaudal	11 - 11 - 121	Lower Gill Rakers	10 - X - 11
Caudal	24 - 25 - 261	Branchiostegal Rays	10 - 10 - 10

FIN COUNTS (min-mode-max)

Fin (position)	Spines	Rays	Caudal Fin Counts
Pelvic (Abdominal)	0 - 0 - 0	6 - 6 - 6	Caudal Upper Secondary	10 - 10 - 11
Dorsal	0 - 0 - 0	9 - X - 102	Caudal Upper Principal	10 - 10 - 10
Pectoral	NA	9 - 11 - 11	Caudal Lower Principal	9 - 9 - 9
Anal	0 - 0 - 0	11 - 12 - 12	Caudal Lower Secondary	6 - 6 - 7

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