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Hoplostethus gigas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Trachichthyiformes
Family:	Trachichthyidae
Genus:	Hoplostethus
Species:	H. gigas
Binomial name
Hoplostethus gigas McCulloch, 1914

Hoplostethus gigas, the giant sawbelly, is a medium-sized deep-sea fish species belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae). It is found along the western and southern coasts of Australia and near New Zealand. It lives on the continental slope between depths of 237 and 311 metres (778 and 1,020 ft). It can reach sizes of up to 52.5 centimetres (20.7 in) SL.

References

1. Hoplostethus gigas - The Taxonomicon
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus gigas". FishBase. December 2016 version.

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