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FishverifiedLeast Concern
Hoplostethus mediterraneus
Cuvier, 1829
Rough-Fish
Also known as: Silver Roughy, Black-Mouthed Alfonsin, Blackmouth Roughy, Blacktip Sawbelly, Common Sawbelly, Fough Fish, Mediterranean Sawbelly
Verified againstWoRMS
Habitat
Benthopelagic
Depth
100–1408 m
Max size
42 cm
Diet
Hunting macrofauna (predator)
Lifespan
11 yrs
Class
Teleostei
Order
Trachichthyiformes
Family
Trachichthyidae
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