Smallscale slimehead
The smallscale slimehead (Hoplostethus melanopus) is a deepwater fish of the family Trachichthyidae. It lives on the continental shelf at a depths of 400–914 m (1,312–2,999 ft). It can reach sizes of up to 25.0 cm (9.8 in) TL. It is a brownish-grey color with blackish fins. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans along the coasts of South Africa, Somalia, the United Arab Emirates, Madagascar, Japan, Indonesia, and Namibia.[1]
Smallscale slimehead | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: | Hoplostethus |
Species: | H. melanopus |
Binomial name | |
Hoplostethus melanopus (Weber, 1913) | |
Synonyms | |
Leiogaster melanopus Weber, 1913 |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Hoplostethus melanopus" in FishBase. December 2016 version.
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