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Hoplostethus metallicus Fowler, 1938 Metallic roughy |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads) | |||
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| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 55 - 550 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: eastern seaboard of Negros Island, Philippines. Including other locations in Sulu Sea (Moore, pers. comm.). | |||
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| Biology: | Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||