Hoplostethus druzhinini

Hoplostethus druzhinini
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: H. druzhinini
Binomial name
Hoplostethus druzhinini
Kotlyar, 1986

Hoplostethus druzhinini is a species of slimehead native to the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Yemen.[1] It lives in deep water between 330m and 445m and can reach sizes of up to 13.1cm.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Hoplostethus druzhini" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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