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 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Aulotrachichthys pulsator" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
External links
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Data related to Aulotrachichthys pulsator at Wikispecies
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