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Thickspine roughy (Hoplostethus crassispinus)
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Thickspine roughy (Hoplostethus crassispinus) specimen
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Trachichthyidae

Thickspine roughy

Hoplostethus crassispinus

Trachichthyid Fish from Northwest Pacific

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Medium

Thickspine roughy is known from Northwest Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
25.4 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Hawaii. Could possibly be off Viet Nam (Moore, pers. comm.).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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