Paratrachichthys macleayi

Australian sandpaper fish
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Paratrachichthys
Species: P. macleayi
Binomial name
Paratrachichthys macleayi
(Johnston, 1881)
Synonyms

Trachichthys macleayi Johnston, 1881

Paratrachichthys macleayi, also known as the Australian sandpaper fish, is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae. It is endemic to southeastern Australia[1][2] and can be found in small schools in open rocky reefs from depths of 15m to 400m.[3]

References

  1. "Paratrachichthys macleayi". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Paratrachichthys macleayi" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
  3. "Sandpaper Fish". Port Philip Marine Life. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

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