Mediterranean slimehead (Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus)

Scientific name: Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829

Mediterranean slimehead (Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus)

The Mediterranean slimehead (Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus) is a marine fish of the family Trachichthyidae.

Biology

and 3474 state the species is pelagic but indicates the species is demersal. Found over muddy bottom.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus
Family
Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Order
Beryciformes (Sawbellies)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
42.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
100–1175 m (328–3855 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 100 - 1175 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Generally cosmopolitan. Eastern Atlantic: Ireland to Senegal, Canary Islands, and the Gulf of Guinea, including the Mediterranean; also Namibia and South Africa. Reported from Iceland. Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and South Africa. Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to northern Gulf of Mexico, Great Antilles, and Venezuela to southern Brazil (Moore, pers. comm.).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.11; tmax=11)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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