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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Hoplobrotula

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Photo by Senou, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Hoplobrotula armata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

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Hoplobrotula armata
[Armoured cusk]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 55.8 cm SL
Hoplobrotula badia Machida, 1990

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Hoplobrotula badia
[]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Hoplobrotula gnathopus (Regan, 1921)

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Hoplobrotula gnathopus
[False kinglip]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hoplobrotula armata Armoured cusk Western Pacific 70 SL 1846
Hoplobrotula badia Northwest Pacific 55.8 SL 1990
Hoplobrotula gnathopus False kinglip Western Indian Ocean 45 TL 1921



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