Hoplichthys mcgroutheri, McGrouther's ghost flathead

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Hoplichthys mcgroutheri Nagano, Imamura & Yabe, 2014

McGrouther's ghost flathead
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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Hoplichthyidae (Ghost flatheads)
Etymology: Hoplichthys: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek,ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); mcgroutheri: Named for Mr. Mark A. McGrouther, the collection manager of Ichthyology of Australian Museum (AMS).
Eponymy: Mark Andrew McGrouther (d: 1958), whose honours degree was awarded by Sydney University (1980), worked at the Australian Museum, Sydney (1981–2018) and was Ichthyology Collection Manager until retirement (1987–2018). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 510 - 1080 m (Ref. 117900). Deep-water

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.4 cm SL (female)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 5; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 14; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 17; Vértebra: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body, slightly depressed; D V,14; A 16-17, usually 16; pectoral-fin rays 13-14 + 4-5 = 17-18, usually 14 + 4 = 18; infraorbitals are mostly spineless; scales on dorsal surface of body; vomerine tooth patch is constricted medially mostly separating teeth into bilaterally symmetrical patches; interorbit narrow, its width 5.8-6.8 % HL); orbit relatively large, its diameter 41.8-44.9 % HL) (Ref. 117900).
Cross section: flattened.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Nagano, Y., H. Imamura and M. Yabe, 2015. A new ghost flathead (Scorpaeniformes: Hoplichthyidae) from southwestern Australia. Ichthyol. Res. 62:245-252. (Ref. 117900)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  3.7   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100). 🛈