Slimehead
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Slimeheads, also known as roughies and redfish, are mostly small, exceptionally long-lived, deep-sea beryciform fish constituting the family Trachichthyidae, coming from the Ancient Greek τραχύς, mean
Darwin's slimehead (Gephyroberyx darwinii) is another large (60 cm standard length), commercially important species. Its morphology is typical of the family.
Hoplostethus
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Hoplostethus is a genus of fish in the slimehead family.
Slimehead
…Class: Actinopterygii Order: Trachichthyiformes Suborder: Trachichthyoidei Family: Trachichthyidae Bleeker, 1859 Genera Aulotrachichthys Gephyroberyx Hoplostethus †Hoplopteryx Optivus Paratrachichthys Parinoberyx Sorosichthys Trachichthys Slimeheads, also known as roughies and redfish, are mostly small, exceptionally…
Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus Sardinia