- Sandpaper fish
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Sandpaper fish Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Beryciformes Family: Trachichthyidae Genus: Paratrachichthys Species: P. trailli Binomial name Paratrachichthys trailli
(Hutton, 1875)The sandpaper fish or common roughy, Paratrachichthys trailli, is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae, found in southern Australia and southern New Zealand at depths of between 50 and 400 m. Its length is between 10 and 25 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Paratrachichthys trailli" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
Categories:- Trachichthyidae
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