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Black slimehead
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Trachichthyiformes
Family:	Trachichthyidae
Genus:	Hoplostethus
Species:	H. cadenati
Binomial name
Hoplostethus cadenati Quéro, 1974

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).

References

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

External links

• Data related to Hoplostethus cadenati at Wikispecies

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