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Family: Hoplichthyidae Ghost flatheads



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14 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hoplichthys acanthopleurus Western Indian Ocean 18 TL 1908
Hoplichthys citrinus Lemon ghost flathead Western Central Pacific 21.5 TL 1905
Hoplichthys fasciatus Northwest Pacific 6.7 SL 1937
Hoplichthys filamentosus Longray ghost flathead Western Pacific. Likely 30 SL 1950
Hoplichthys gilberti Indo-West Pacific 20 SL 1908
Hoplichthys haswelli Armoured flathead Southwest Pacific. 43 TL 1907
Hoplichthys imamurai Imamura's ghost flathead Eastern Indian Ocean 14.4 SL 2013
Hoplichthys langsdorfii Northwest Pacific 16 SL 1829
Hoplichthys mcgroutheri McGrouther’s ghost flathead Eastern Indian Ocean 24.4 SL 2014
Hoplichthys ogilbyi Ogilby's ghost flathead Southwest Pacific 1914
Hoplichthys pectoralis Western Central Pacific. 1943
Hoplichthys platophrys Eastern Central Pacific 1905
Hoplichthys prosemion Asia 1938
Hoplichthys regani Ghost flathead Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1908



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