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Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) >
Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Etymology: Hoplostethus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref. 45335); robustispinus: Name from the combination of the Latin robustus, meaning strong, and spinus, for spine, in reference to the extremely thickened fin spines (Ref. 84133).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur ? - 660 m (Ref. 84133). Tropical; 28°N - 15°N, 123°E - 129°E
Northwestern Pacific: Philippines (east of Calagua Islands) and Japan.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.4 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 92805)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 6; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 9; Vertèbres: 27. Hoplostethus robustispinus has extremely thickened fin spines, 56 digitiform pyloric caeca, a bright red body, fins with no black pigment in any fin membranes, no silvery flanks, a long trunk (VA distance is greater than almost all other species) and eyes more dorsally placed, with the upper margin dorsal to preopercular ridges and level with the post-temporal spine (Ref. 84133).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Moore, J.A. and K.A. Dodd, 2010. A New Species of the Roughy Genus Hoplostethus (Teleostei: Trachichthyidae) from the Philippines. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 51(1):137-144. (Ref. 84133)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01660 (0.00714 - 0.03859), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Très faible, temps minimum de doublement de population supérieur à 14 ans (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
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