Smallscale slimehead (Hoplostethus melanopus)

Scientific name: Hoplostethus melanopus Weber, 1913

Smallscale slimehead (Hoplostethus melanopus)

The Smallscale slimehead (Hoplostethus melanopus) is a marine fish of the family Trachichthyidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Body and head brownish grey; fins dusky to blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hoplostethus melanopus
Family
Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Order
Beryciformes (Sawbellies)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Depth range
400–914 m (1312–2999 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 400 - 914 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Natal in South Africa, Somalia, the United Arabic Emirates on the Madagascar Ridge to Japan (Jon Moore, pers. comm.) and Indonesia. Southeast Atlantic: off Namibia and Cape Town, South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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