Hoplostethus fragilis
Hoplostethus fragilis (de Buen, 1959)
Chilean roughy


Deprecated: strlen(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /var/www/html/FieldGuide/FieldGuideSummary.php on line 600

Deprecated: strlen(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /var/www/html/FieldGuide/FieldGuideSummary.php on line 616
Family:  Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Max. size: 
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 250 - 300 m
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Valparaiso region of Chile.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 26 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.