Western Pacific roughy
| Western Pacific roughy | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Hoplostethus |
| Species: | H. japonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoplostethus japonicus (Hilgendorf, 1879)
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The Western Pacific roughy (Hoplostethus japonicus) is a species of slimehead found in the Northwest Pacific along Japan's southern coast in Sagami Bay, Suruga Bay, and the Sea of Japan. It can reach up to 12.6 cm (5.0 in) SL and its depth range is 336–605 m (1,102–1,985 ft).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Hoplostethus japonicus" in FishBase. December 2016 version.
External links[edit]
Data related to Hoplostethus japonicus at Wikispecies
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