Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850 — Lovely hatchetfish

Status at New Ireland. First recorded from off south of Ambu Village, western New Ireland by Borodulina (1978: 41)

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 3.—General distribution: circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate oceans. Bathypelagic, 100–600 m depth. Marine.