Grandperrin's giant sawbelly
Grandperrin's giant sawbelly (Hoplostethus grandperrini) is a slimehead native to the Norfolk Ridge and waters off southern New Caledonia at 500–675 m (1,640–2,215 ft) in depth. It was named after Dr. René Grandperrin, a retired chief scientist who worked at ORSTOM Nouméa. It can reach lengths of up to 45.5 cm (17.9 in).[1]
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| Species: | H. grandperrini |
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| Hoplostethus grandperrini C. D. Roberts & M. F. Gomon, 2012 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Hoplostethus grandperrini" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
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