Blackfin roughy
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| Blackfin 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. 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.). "Hoplostethus melanopterus". FishBase. December 2016 version.
External links
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Data related to Hoplostethus melanopterus at Wikispecies
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