Hoplostethus crassispinus

Hoplostethus crassispinus is a species of slimehead found in the Pacific Ocean.[1] It can be found in Hawaii and the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and possibly off the coast of Vietnam.[1] It lives at depths between 280m and 600m and can reach sizes of up to 25.4 cm.[1]

Hoplostethus crassispinus
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H. crassispinus
Binomial name
Hoplostethus crassispinus
Kotlyar, 1980

References

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


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