their bodies are shaped like hatchet which is where they get there names, here are some links to the pictures
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http://www.nmb.bs.ch/ausstellungen/vergangene-ausstellungen/tiefsee.htm
http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php?tid=1&did=4382〈=kr
http://www.soest.Hawaii.edu/oceanography/faculty/drazen/fish%20pages/sternoptychidae.htm
http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/agigas2.htm
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i looked it up on Google.com/images ; type in hatchetfish
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Giant hatchetfish was created in 1930.
Black-winged hatchetfish was created in 1927.
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Because the Silver Hatchetfish is a common aquarium fish, no government protections exist for it.
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Hatchetfish are deep sea dwelling fish. They swim to shallow waters at night to feed on plankton and other small fish.
How do Hatchet fish eat their food
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Hatchetfish
Freshwater Hatchetfish-Hatchetfish feed from the surface. In nature, they feed on small flying insects,such as gnats and Drosophila (fruit flies).In captivity they can also be fed mosquito larvae, bloodworms, glassworms, Daphnia , Brine Shrimp , and flake foods.
Yes. Some fish do live in the ocean's transition zone. Lanterneye fish, hatchetfish, and viperfish are examples.