The silver roughy or Mediterranean slimehead (Hoplostethus mediterraneus) is a small deep-sea fish species belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae).[1] It is recognized as a bony fish and is metallic with orange to red fins.[2] It is found widely at depths of 100 to 1,175 m (328–3,855 ft) in the Atlantic, ranging from Iceland and Georges Bank in the north to South Africa and Brazil in the south, including the Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico.[1] It is also found in the Western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus mediterraneus". FishBase. July 2014 version.
  2. ^ "SILVER ROUGHY". National Institutes of Health.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoplostethus_mediterraneus
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