''Hoplostethus fedorovi'' is a small
deep-sea fish
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species
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belonging to the
slimehead
Slimeheads, also known as roughies and redfish, are mostly small, exceptionally long-lived, deep-sea beryciform fish constituting the family Trachichthyidae (derived from the Greek ''trachys'' – "rough" and ''ichthys'' – "fish"). Found in tem ...
family
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(Trachichthyidae).
Distribution
It is found in the Western Central Pacific (a holotype from the Marcus-Necker ridge).
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Environment
''Hoplostethus fedorovi'' is recorded to be found within a marine environment within a bathypelagic or benthypelagic depth range.
Size
''Hoplostethus fedorovi'' was can reach the maximum recorded length of about 15.9 centimeters or about 6.25 inches as an unsexed male.[
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Threats
''Hoplostethus fedorovi'' serves as no threat to humans. They are recorded to be a harmless species.
References
fedorovi
Fish described in 1986
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