Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus, the New Zealand roughy, is a slimehead found in the Southwest Pacific off the coasts Australia and New Zealand between depths of 30 to 100 metres (98 to 328 ft). It feeds on crustaceans, squid, and other fish.[1]
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: | Aulotrachichthys |
Species: | A. novaezelandicus
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Binomial name | |
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus (Kotlyar, 1980)
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Synonyms | |
Paratrachichthys novaezelandicus Kotlyar, 1980 |
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus" in FishBase. December 2016 version.
External links
edit- Data related to Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus at Wikispecies