Hoplichthys mcgroutheri Nagano, Imamura & Yabe, 2014
McGrouther’s ghost flathead

Family:  Hoplichthyidae (Ghost flatheads)
Max. size:  24.4 cm SL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 510 - 1080 m
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-14; Anal soft rays: 16-17; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body, slightly depressed; D V,14; A 16-17, usually 16; pectoral-fin rays 13-14 + 4-5 = 17-18, usually 14 + 4 = 18; infraorbitals are mostly spineless; scales on dorsal surface of body; vomerine tooth patch is constricted medially mostly separating teeth into bilaterally symmetrical patches; interorbit narrow, its width 5.8-6.8 % HL); orbit relatively large, its diameter 41.8-44.9 % HL) (Ref. 117900).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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