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Hoplostethus mikhailini

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Hoplostethus mikhailini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species:
H. mikhailini
Binomial name
Hoplostethus mikhailini
Kotlyar, 1986

Hoplostethus mikhailini is a deepwater species of the family Trachichthyidae. It is native to the Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean from the Cape of Good Hope to Delagoa Bay where it lives as depths ranging from 273 to 525 metres (896 to 1,722 ft). It can reach sizes of up to 14.7 centimetres (5.8 in) SL.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus mikhailini". FishBase. December 2016 version.
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