Biology:Hoplostethus grandperrini
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Short description: Species of fish
| Hoplostethus grandperrini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Hoplostethus |
| Species: | H. grandperrini
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoplostethus grandperrini C. D. Roberts & M. F. Gomon, 2012
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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 (1,640–2,215 ft) in depth. It was named after Dr. René Grandperrin, a retired chief scientist who worked at ORSTOM Nouméa. It can reach lengths of up to 45.5 cm (17.9 in).[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Hoplostethus grandperrini" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13248856 entry
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