Hoplostethus crassispinus

Hoplostethus crassispinus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: H. crassispinus
Binomial name
Hoplostethus crassispinus
Kotlyar, 1980

Hoplostethus crassispinus is a species of slimehead found in the Pacific Ocean.[1] It can be found in Hawaii and the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and possibly off the coast of Vietnam.[1] It lives at depths between 280m and 600m and can reach sizes of up to 25.4cm.[1]

References

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