Hoplostethus cadenati

Black slimehead
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: H. cadenati
Binomial name
Hoplostethus cadenati
Quéro, 1974

Hoplostethus cadenati, the black slimehead, is a member of the family Trachichthyidae. It is found along the coast of northwest Africa from Cape Verde down to South Africa.[1] It lives near the bottom of the ocean in deep water between 200m and 700m, but can be found up to 70m and down to 1000m.[1] It can reach lengths of up to 30cm.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Hoplostethus cadenati" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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