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Hoplostethus grandperrini

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Species of fish

Hoplostethus grandperrini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: H. grandperrini
Binomial name
Hoplostethus grandperrini
C. D. Roberts & M. F. Gomon, 2012

Hoplostethus grandperrini, or Grandperrin's giant sawbelly, is a slimehead native to the Norfolk Ridge and waters off southern New Caledonia at 500–675 m (1,640–2,215 ft) in depth. It was named after Dr. René Grandperrin, a retired chief scientist who worked at ORSTOM Nouméa. It can reach lengths of up to 45.5 cm (17.9 in).

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus grandperrini". FishBase. February 2016 version.

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Taxon identifiers
Hoplostethus grandperrini


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