Smallscale slimehead

The smallscale slimehead (Hoplostethus melanopus) is a deepwater fish of the family Trachichthyidae. It lives on the continental shelf at a depths of 400–914 m (1,312–2,999 ft). It can reach sizes of up to 25.0 cm (9.8 in) TL. It is a brownish-grey color with blackish fins. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans along the coasts of South Africa, Somalia, the United Arab Emirates, Madagascar, Japan, Indonesia, and Namibia.[1]

Smallscale slimehead
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Beryciformes
Family:
Trachichthyidae
Genus:
Hoplostethus
Species:
H. melanopus
Binomial name
Hoplostethus melanopus
(Weber, 1913)
Synonyms

Leiogaster melanopus Weber, 1913
Hoplostethus natalensis Kotlyar, 1978
Hoplostethus mediterraneus (Cuvier, 1829)
Hoplostethus atlanticus (Collett, 1889)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Hoplostethus melanopus" in FishBase. December 2016 version.


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