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Thickspine roughy (Hoplostethus robustispinus)
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Thickspine roughy (Hoplostethus robustispinus) specimen
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Trachichthyidae

Thickspine roughy

Hoplostethus robustispinus

Fish Reaching Thirty Five Point Four Centimeters in Japanese Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Thickspine roughy is a marine fish from Northwestern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 35.4 cm.

Maximum length
35.4 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Northwestern Pacific: Philippines (east of Calagua Islands) and Japan.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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