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Family: Hoplichthyidae Ghost flatheads



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14 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Hoplichthys acanthopleurus
[]

Photo by Richer de Forges, B.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 21.5 cm TL
Hoplichthys citrinus Gilbert, 1905

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Hoplichthys citrinus
[Lemon ghost flathead]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Hoplichthys fasciatus Matsubara, 1937

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Hoplichthys fasciatus
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific. Likely
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Hoplichthys filamentosus Matsubara & Ochiai, 1950

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Hoplichthys filamentosus
[Longray ghost flathead]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Hoplichthys gilberti Jordan & Richardson, 1908

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Hoplichthys gilberti
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Hoplichthys haswelli McCulloch, 1907

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Hoplichthys haswelli
[Armoured flathead]
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Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
 
Hoplichthys imamurai
[Imamura's ghost flathead]
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Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Hoplichthys langsdorfii
[]
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Max. Length 24.4 cm SL
 
Hoplichthys mcgroutheri
[McGrouther’s ghost flathead]
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Hoplichthys ogilbyi
[Ogilby's ghost flathead]
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Hoplichthys pectoralis
[]
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Hoplichthys platophrys
[]
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Hoplichthys prosemion
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Hoplichthys regani Jordan, 1908

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Hoplichthys regani
[Ghost flathead]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hoplichthys acanthopleurus Western Indian Ocean 18 TL 1908
Hoplichthys citrinus Lemon ghost flathead Western Central Pacific 21.5 TL 1905
Hoplichthys fasciatus Northwest Pacific 6.7 SL 1937
Hoplichthys filamentosus Longray ghost flathead Western Pacific. Likely 30 SL 1950
Hoplichthys gilberti Indo-West Pacific 20 SL 1908
Hoplichthys haswelli Armoured flathead Southwest Pacific. 43 TL 1907
Hoplichthys imamurai Imamura's ghost flathead Eastern Indian Ocean 14.4 SL 2013
Hoplichthys langsdorfii Northwest Pacific 16 SL 1829
Hoplichthys mcgroutheri McGrouther’s ghost flathead Eastern Indian Ocean 24.4 SL 2014
Hoplichthys ogilbyi Ogilby's ghost flathead Southwest Pacific 1914
Hoplichthys pectoralis Western Central Pacific. 1943
Hoplichthys platophrys Eastern Central Pacific 1905
Hoplichthys prosemion Asia 1938
Hoplichthys regani Ghost flathead Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1908



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