Hoplostethus vniro

Hoplostethus vniro
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: H. vniro
Binomial name
Hoplostethus vniro[1]
Kotlyar, 1995[2]

Hoplostethus vniro is a small deep-sea fish species belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae). It is found in the eastern Central Atlantic[3] in marine environment within a bathydemersal depth range, which is a deep-water habitat.[4] This species reaches the average length of about 19.6 cm or 7.7 in.[5]


References

  1. "Hoplostethus vniro". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. Hoplostethus vniro - The Taxonomicon
  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Hoplostethus vniro " in FishBase. July 2006 version.
  4. "Hoplostethus vniro Kotlyar, 1995". Fish Base. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  5. "PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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