Silver roughy
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Species: | H. mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829
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Hoplostethus mediterraneus |
The silver roughy or Mediterranean slimehead (Hoplostethus mediterraneus) is a small deep-sea fish species belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae).[1] It is found widely at depths of 100 to 1,175 m (328–3,855 ft) in the Atlantic, ranging from Iceland and Georges Bank in the north to South Africa and Brazil in the south, including the Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico.[1] It is also found in the Western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus mediterraneus". FishBase. July 2014 version.
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