Trachichthys
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Trachichthys G. Shaw, 1799 |
| Species: | T. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachichthys australis G. Shaw, 1799
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Trachichthys australis, the southern roughy, is a species of slimehead and the only member of the genus Trachichthys. It is native to the waters off Australia, where it is found around coral reefs between 1 and 1,557 metres (3.3 and 5,108.3 ft) in depth. It can grow to a maximum length of 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Trachichthys australis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trachichthys australis". FishBase. January 2017 version.
External links
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Media related to Trachichthys australis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Trachichthys australis at Wikispecies- Southern Roughy @ Fishes of Australia
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