Hoplostethus rifti | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: | Hoplostethus |
Species: | H. rifti
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Binomial name | |
Hoplostethus rifti Kotlyar, 1986
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Hoplostethus rifti is a member of the family Trachichthyidae It is found in the Western Indian Ocean around northern tip of Madagascar at depths of up to 500 metres (1,600 ft). It can reach sizes of up to 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. [1]