Grandperrin’s giant sawbelly

Hoplostethus grandperrini

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

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 (1,640–2,210 ft) in depth. It was named after Dr. René Grandperrin, a retired chief scientist who worked at ORSTOM Nouméa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Roughies and Allies
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Maximum length: 45.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: types collected at Seamount 'B' in the northern portion of the Norfolk Ridge, south of New Caledonia and on the south-eastern slope of New Caledonia’s Grande Terre.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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