Biology:Palefin sawbelly

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Palefin sawbelly
Hoplostethus latus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species:
H. latus
Binomial name
Hoplostethus latus
McCulloch, 1914[1]

The palefin sawbelly (Hoplostethus latus) is a medium-sized deep-sea fish species belonging to the slimehead family. It is native to Australia 's southern waters and the Eastern Indian Ocean where it lives at depths between 146 and 586 metres (479 and 1,923 ft) on the continental slope and continental shelf. It can reach sizes of up to 53.0 centimetres (20.9 in) TL.[2]

References

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2657810 entry