Saya de Malha luminous roughy

Saya de Malha luminous roughy
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Aulotrachichthys
Species: A. sajademalensis
Binomial name
Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis
(Kotlyar, 1979)
Synonyms

Paratrachichthys sajademalensis Kotlyar, 1979

The Saya de Malha luminous roughy (Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis) is a species of slimehead that is native to Saya de Malha in the Indian Ocean, the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the Pacific Ocean, and the Nazareth Banks in the Mediterranean Sea. Found at depths ranging from 143 to 274 m (469 to 899 ft), it can reach up to 9.6 cm (3.8 in) in size.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis" in FishBase. December 2016 version.


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