Black slimehead
| Black slimehead | |
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| Species: | H. cadenati
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| Hoplostethus cadenati Quéro, 1974
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Hoplostethus cadenati, the black slimehead, is a member of the family Trachichthyidae. It is found along the coast of northwest Africa from Cape Verde down to South Africa.[1] It lives near the bottom of the ocean in deep water between 200m and 700m, but can be found up to 70m and down to 1000m.[1] It can reach lengths of up to 30cm.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus cadenati". FishBase. October 2015 version.
External links
Data related to Hoplostethus cadenati at Wikispecies
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