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Diagnostic Description

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Body, head and fins dark grey in color (Ref. 4181).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 10
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Trophic Strategy

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Feeds on pelagic crustaceans (Ref. 58748).
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Pascualita Sa-a
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Biology

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Lives near the bottom in deep water, from 200 to at least 500, but possibly to 1000 m depth. Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 3695).
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial
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Black slimehead

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The black slimehead (Hoplostethus cadenati) is a member of the order Beryciformes. It is found along the coast of northwest Africa from Cape Verde down to South Africa. It typically lives near the ocean floor 200–700 m (660–2,300 ft) deep, but can be found up ranging from 70–1,000 m (230–3,280 ft) deep. It can reach lengths of up to 30 cm (12 in).[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Hoplostethus cadenati" in FishBase. October 2015 version.

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Black slimehead: Brief Summary

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The black slimehead (Hoplostethus cadenati) is a member of the order Beryciformes. It is found along the coast of northwest Africa from Cape Verde down to South Africa. It typically lives near the ocean floor 200–700 m (660–2,300 ft) deep, but can be found up ranging from 70–1,000 m (230–3,280 ft) deep. It can reach lengths of up to 30 cm (12 in).

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