Aulotrachichthys pulsator
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| Species: | A. pulsator
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| Aulotrachichthys pulsator M. F. Gomon & Kuiter, 1987
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Paratrachichthys pulsator (M. F. Gomon & Kuiter, 1987) | |
The golden roughy (Aulotrachichthys pulsator) is a slimehead in the order Beryciformes. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around south Australia down to depths of around 25 m (82 ft) where it lives in rock reefs. It can grow to a length of 8 cm (3.1 in).[1]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aulotrachichthys pulsator". FishBase. October 2015 version.
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