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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); mikhailini: Named for Soviet ichthyologist Sergei Vladimirovich Mikhailin..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 273 - 525 m (Ref. 9869). Deep-water
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Cape of Good Hope to Delagoa Bay.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9869)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Kotlyar, A.N., 1986. Systematics and distribution of species of the genus Hoplostethus Cuvier (Beryciformes, Trachichthyidae). Trudy Inst. Okeanol. 121:97-140. (Ref. 9869)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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