Hoplostethus crassispinus

Hoplostethus crassispinus is a species of slimehead found in the Pacific Ocean.^[1] It can be found in Hawaii and the Kyushu–Palau Ridge and possibly off the coast of Vietnam.^[1] It lives at depths between 280m and 600m and can reach sizes of up to 25.4 cm.^[1]

Hoplostethus crassispinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Trachichthyiformes
Family:	Trachichthyidae
Genus:	Hoplostethus
Species:	H. crassispinus
Binomial name
Hoplostethus crassispinus Kotlyar, 1980