Metavay sawbelly

The Metavay sawbelly (Hoplostethus shubnikovi) is a slimehead of the order Beryciformes. It is native to the Indian Ocean along the northern section of the Mentawai ridge and western Australia. It can be found at depths between 800–875 m (2,625–2,871 ft) on the continental slope and can reach sizes of up to 20.3 cm (8.0 in) SL.[1]

Metavay sawbelly
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species:
H. shubnikovi
Binomial name
Hoplostethus shubnikovi
Kotlyar, 1980

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Hoplostethus shubnikovi" in FishBase. December 2016 version.


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