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Metavay Sawbelly
Hoplostethus shubnikovi
The Metavay sawbelly (Hoplostethus shubnikovi) is a slimehead of the order Beryciformes. It is native to the Indian Ocean along the northern section of the Mentawai ridge and western Australia. It can be found at depths between 800–875 m (2,625–2,871 ft) on the continental slope and can reach sizes of up to 20.3 cm (8.0 in) SL.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 531051.