| Citation | Moore, J.A., 2003, Trachichthyidae.Slimeheads (roughies).. p. 1184-1188. In K.E. Carpenter (ed.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). |
| Ref. | 51171 Moore, J.A., 2003 |
| Page | 1188 |
| Named Used as Valid | Hoplostethus occidentalis |
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| Distribution | Common around northern South America, in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, rare along SE USA. |
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