| Red Sea roughy | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 2 Moore, J.A. (2010). "Hoplostethus marisrubri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T155267A115293908. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155267A4761606.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Hoplostethus marisrubri" in FishBase. December 2016 version.
External links
Data related to Hoplostethus marisrubri at Wikispecies
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