- Silver roughy
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Silver roughy Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Beryciformes Family: Trachichthyidae Genus: Hoplostethus Species: H. mediterraneus Subspecies: H. m. trunovi Trinomial name Hoplostethus mediterraneus trunovi
Kotylar, 1986The silver roughy, Hoplostethus mediterraneus trunovi, is a small deep-sea fish subspecies belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae) found in cold (3–9 °C), deep (800–900 m) waters of the western Indian Ocean.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Hoplostethus mediterraneus trunovi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland: William Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-216987-8.
Categories:- Trachichthyidae
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