Blackfin roughy

Blackfin roughy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species:
H. melanopterus
Binomial name
Hoplostethus melanopterus
Fowler, 1938

The blackfin roughy (Hoplostethus melanopterus) is a slimehead of the order Beryciformes. It has a very wide distribution across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. It can reach sizes of up to 14.0 cm (5.5 in) TL. It is a deepwater fish, living between 454–1,500 m (1,490–4,921 ft) deep.[1]

References

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


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