Hoplostethus japonicus Hilgendorf, 1879
Western Pacific roughy
Hoplostethus japonicus
photo by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan

 Family:  Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
 Max. size:  12.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathypelagic; depth range 336 - 605 m
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: along the southern coast of Japan (south of Tokyo), in Sagami and Suruga Bays and in the Sea of Japan (Ref. 9869).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 13.11.95

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