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Hoplostethus robustispinus Moore & Dodd, 2010 Thickspine roughy |
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photo by
Moore, J. |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 35.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 660 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwestern Pacific: Philippines (east of Calagua Islands) and Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 27-27. Hoplostethus robustispinus has extremely thickened fin spines, 56 digitiform pyloric caeca, a bright red body, fins with no black pigment in any fin membranes, no silvery flanks, a long trunk (VA distance is greater than almost all other species) and eyes more dorsally placed, with the upper margin dorsal to preopercular ridges and level with the post-temporal spine (Ref. 84133). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 December 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||