Scientific Name	Hoplostethus mediterraneus   Pronounce			by: ©Kun-Hsuan Lee
Author	Cuvier, 1829	Depth	100 - 1175M
Chinese	地中海胸燧鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	燧鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F280　Trachichthyidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	地中海胸棘鯛
Max Length	42 cmSL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅胸燧鯛
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South West、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Nice, Département des Alpes-Maritimes, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea
Synonyms	Hoplostethus gigas, Hoplostethus latus, Hoplostethus mediterraneus latus, Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus, Hoplostethus mediterraneus sonodae, Hoplostethus mediterraneus trunovi, Hoplostetus mediterraneus, Korsogaster nanus, Trachichthys pretiosus
Reference	Moore, J. A.   2003. Trachichthyidae (Pp. 1184-1188) In: Carpenter 2003 [ref. 27006]. v. 2.
Specimen List	ASIZP0057203. ASIZP0066697. NMMBP00909. NMMBP01310. NMMBP01313. NMMBP02625. NMMBP02706. NMMBP02734. NMMBP03015. NMMSTP00917. NTUM06691. NTUM06992.
Common Name	Mediterranean slimehead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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