Biology:Blacktip sawbelly

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Blacktip sawbelly
Zoological results of the fishing experiments carried on by F.I.S. "Endeavour," 1909-14 under H.C. Dannevig, commonwealth director of fisheries. Volume 1-5 (1911) (14596668470).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species:
H. intermedius
Binomial name
Hoplostethus intermedius
McCulloch, 1914[1]

The blacktip sawbelly (Hoplostethus intermedius) is a small deep-sea fish species belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae). It is found off southern Australia and New Zealand. It ranges at depths from 200 to 680 metres (660 to 2,230 ft) where it lives on the continental shelf and continental slope. It can reach sizes of up to 18.0 centimetres (7.1 in).[2]

References

  1. Hoplostethus intermedius - The Taxonomicon
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Hoplostethus intermedius" in FishBase. December 2016 version.

External links

  • Fishes of Australia : Hoplostethus intermedius

Wikidata ☰ Q2472342 entry