slimehead

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Brick red body blue black mouth

slimehead is a marine fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 75 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Roughies and Allies
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Maximum length: 75 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Maine (Ref. 4784 ) [in error according to Moore (Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, in press), should be off northern Nova Scotia]. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland to Morocco; Walvis Bay, Namibia to off Durban, South Africa. Indo-Pacific: south-central Indian Ocean and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Chile (Ref. 27363 ). Several stocks may exist as suggested by distinct spawning sites and seasons.

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