Hoplostethus grandperrini

Grandperrin's giant sawbelly
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: H. grandperrini
Binomial name
Hoplostethus grandperrini
C. D. Roberts & M. F. Gomon, 2012

Hoplostethus grandperrini, also known as Grandperrin's giant sawbelly, is a slimehead found in the northwest Pacific.[1] It was named after Dr. René Grandperrin, a retired chief scientist and "ardent" fish researcher who worked at ORSTOM Nouméa.[1] It can reach lengths of up to 45.5cm.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Hoplostethus grandperrini" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
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