false kingklip
Hoplobrotula gnathopus
- Usual depth91–465 m
- Water temperature18–25 °C
- Best monthsMay and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Hoplobrotula is a genus of cusk-eels.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hoplobrotula”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 91–465 m · Deepest record: 675 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–25 °C
Names and classification
- English
- false kingklip
Other scientific names: Sirembo gnathopus
Similar species
armored weaselfishHoplobrotula armata
Pink cusk-eelGenypterus blacodes
LingGenypterus tigerinus
Blackedge cusk-eelLepophidium brevibarbe
- Digitate Cusk Eel
Dicrolene introniger
- Golden Cusk
Sirembo imberbis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 63 open-data records from 1919 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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