Red Sea roughy
(Redirected from Hoplostethus marisrubri)
| Red Sea roughy | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Hoplostethus |
| Species: | H. marisrubri
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoplostethus marisrubri Kotlyar, 1986
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The Red Sea roughy (Hoplostethus marisrubri) is a slimehead of the order Beryciformes. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea at depths of up to 520 m (1,710 ft). It can reach sizes of up to 12.2 cm (4.8 in) SL.[2] The species is known from only five specimens.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Moore, J.A. (2010). "Hoplostethus marisrubri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T155267A115293908. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155267A4761606.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus marisrubri". FishBase. December 2016 version.
External links
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Data related to Hoplostethus marisrubri at Wikispecies
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