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rough-fish (Hoplostethus mediterraneus)
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Trachichthyidae

rough-fish

Hoplostethus mediterraneus

Trachichthyid Fish beneath the Indian Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Globally widespread
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

rough-fish is a marine fish from Cosmopolitan. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 42 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Roughies and Allies
Family
Trachichthyidae
Genus
Hoplostethus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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