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Hoplostethus
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Trachichthyidae
- Classification -
Trachichthyidae
Trachichthyiformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Hoplostethus
atlanticus
Collett
, 1889
Orange roughy
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Year 2050
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Hoplostethus atlanticus
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Common names from other countries
Hoplostète orange
,
Reloj anaranjado
,
Большеголов атлантический (=берикс исландский)
,
... more
Classification / Names
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Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
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,
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) |
ITIS
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Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Trachichthyiformes
(Roughies) >
Trachichthyidae
(Slimeheads)
Etymology:
Hoplostethus:
Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref.
45335
)
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref.
51243
); depth range 180 - 1809 m (Ref.
6390
), usually 400 - 900 m (Ref.
3583
). Deep-water; 3°C - 9°C (Ref.
36694
); 65°N - 56°S, 84°W - 168°W
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