Blackfin roughy
Appearance
(Redirected from Hoplostethus melanopterus)
Blackfin roughy | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: | Hoplostethus |
Species: | H. melanopterus
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Binomial name | |
Hoplostethus melanopterus Fowler, 1938
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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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Hoplostethus melanopterus" in FishBase. December 2016 version.
External links
[edit]Data related to Hoplostethus melanopterus at Wikispecies