The black slimehead (Hoplostethus cadenati) is a member of the order Beryciformes. It is found along the coast of northwest Africa from Cape Verde down to South Africa. It typically lives near the ocean floor 200–700 m (660–2,300 ft) deep, but can be found up ranging from 70–1,000 m (230–3,280 ft) deep. It can reach lengths of up to 30 cm (12 in).[1]
Black slimehead | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: | Hoplostethus |
Species: | H. cadenati
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Binomial name | |
Hoplostethus cadenati Quéro, 1974
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus cadenati". FishBase. October 2015 version.
External links
edit- Data related to Hoplostethus cadenati at Wikispecies