Polyipnus paxtoni

{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}}

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| genus = Polyipnus

| species = paxtoni

| authority = Harold, 1989

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Polyipnus paxtoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Polyipnus found in the Western Central Pacific between depths of 0 and 300 meters.{{Cite web|title=Polyipnus paxtoni, Paxton's hatchetfish|url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Polyipnus-paxtoni.html|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.fishbase.se}}