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Common names: Oplostithos, Οπλόστηθος
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 95775). Also Ref. 3397.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Papaconstantinou, C., 2014
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Common names from other countries

Hoplostète argenté, Reloj mediterráneo, Western Atlantic silver roughy, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Etymology: Hoplostethus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 100 - 1408 m (Ref. 9942). Subtropical; 68°N - 78°S, 98°W - 167°W

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Cosmopolitan. Atlantic. Indian and Pacific oceans and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 16.5, range 13 - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3397); common length : 20.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4784); edad máxima reportada: 11 años (Ref. 26316)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 6 - 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 14; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 10. Body dusky pink above, silvery below; paired fins pale (Ref. 4181). Body deep, oval. Scales deciduous, spinules minute, margins usually entire (Ref. 37108).

This species is reported to be pelagic in Maul, 1990 (Ref. 3583); however, Schneider, 1990 (Ref. 2683) indicates the species is demersal. Found over muddy bottom (Ref. 26999).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Moore, Jon A. | Colaboradores

Maul, G.E., 1990. Trachichthyidae. p. 620-622. In J.C. Quéro, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3583)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829