Aulotrachichthys prosthemius, also known as the West Pacific luminous roughy, is a species of slimehead native to the Northern Pacific from Hawaii to Japan. It can be found at depths ranging from 90 to 198 metres (295 to 650 ft), either in open water or near crevices and caves. It has a maximum length of 6.1 centimetres (2.4 in).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Aulotrachichthys |
| Species: | A. prosthemius
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulotrachichthys prosthemius (D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902)
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| Synonyms | |
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Paratrachichthys prosthemius D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902 | |
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Aulotrachichthys prosthemius" in FishBase. February 2007 version.
External links edit
Media related to Aulotrachichthys prosthemius at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Aulotrachichthys prosthemius at Wikispecies
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