Hoplichthys gilberti Jordan & Richardson, 1908
Hoplichthys gilberti
photo by Reyes, R.B.

 Family:  Hoplichthyidae (Ghost flatheads)
 Max. size:  20 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: including Pacific coast of southern Japan and the East China Sea.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found in the sublittoral zone; inhabits sandy mud bottom (Ref. 11230).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  From Bali Strait to Timor Sea. Museum: USNM 264804.

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 19.08.93
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 27.01.14

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