Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Body, head and fins dark grey in color (Ref. 4181).

Common Names

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Swart slymkop , Afrikaans , Namibia

Swart slymkop , Afrikaans , South Africa

Sort savbug , Danish , Denmark

Black slimehead , English , Namibia

Black slimehead , English , South Africa

Black slimehead , English , UK

Hoplostète noir , French , France

黑胸棘鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑胸棘鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Olho-de-vidro-preto , Portuguese , Portugal

Reloj negro , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Trachichthyiformes

Family: Trachichthyidae

Genus: Hoplostethus

Species: Hoplostethus cadenati Quéro, 1974

Climate Zone

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bathypelagic

Location

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Biology

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Lives near the bottom in deep water, from 200 to at least 500, but possibly to 1000 m depth. Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 3695).

Habitat

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bathypelagic