Hoplostethus rubellopterus

Hoplostethus rubellopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: H. rubellopterus
Binomial name
Hoplostethus rubellopterus
Kotlyar, 1980[1]

Hoplostethus rubellopterus, is a small deep-sea fish species belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae).

It is found in the Indian Ocean (identified near Somalia and Mentawai Ridge, Indonesia).[2]

References

  1. Hoplostethus rubellopterus - The Taxonomicon
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Hoplostethus rubellopterus " in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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