Hoplostethus abramovi

Hoplostethus abramovi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: H. abramovi
Binomial name
Hoplostethus abramovi
Kotlyar, 1986

Hoplostethus abramovi is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae. It is native to northern Madagascar in the west Indian Ocean and lives in deep water up to 300m below the surface.[1] It can reach a maximum length of 19cm.[1]

References

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