''Hollardia'' is a

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es native to deep waters of the western

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and the

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from around

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Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. ''Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.'' * '' Hollardia goslinei'' J. C. Tyler, 1968 (Hawaiian spikefish) * ''

Hollardia hollardi ''Hollardia'' is a genus of spikefishes native to deep waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean from around Hawaii. Species There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of ...

'' Poey, 1861 (Reticulate spikefish) * ''

Hollardia meadi ''Hollardia'' is a genus of spikefishes native to deep waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean from around Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean a ...

'' J. C. Tyler, 1966 (Spotted spikefish) In 2020, new research in the Coral Sea by Australian scientists using a robotic submarine sent back pictures of what appears to be ''Hollardia hollardi'', for the first time in an area not around Hawaii.

References

Tetraodontiformes Marine fish genera Taxa named by Felipe Poey {{Tetraodontiformes-stub