Hoplostethus crassispinus Kotlyar, 1980
Hoplostethus crassispinus
photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

 Family:  Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
 Max. size:  25.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathypelagic; depth range 280 - 600 m
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Hawaii. Could possibly be off Viet Nam (Moore, pers. comm.).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 13.11.95
 Modified by: OrtaƱez, Auda Kareen - 15.01.08

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