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Red Sea roughy

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Red Sea roughy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species:
H. marisrubri
Binomial name
Hoplostethus marisrubri
Kotlyar, 1986

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus marisrubri". FishBase. December 2016 version.