Aulotrachichthys pulsator

Golden roughy
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Aulotrachichthys
Species: A. pulsator
Binomial name
Aulotrachichthys pulsator
M. F. Gomon & Kuiter, 1987
Synonyms

Paratrachichthys pulsator (M. F. Gomon & Kuiter, 1987)

Aulotrachichthys pulsator, also known as the golden roughy, is a slimehead in the family Trachichthyidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around south Australia down to depths of around 25m where it lives in rock reefs.[1] It can grow to a length of 8cm.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Aulotrachichthys pulsator" in FishBase. October 2015 version.

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