Aulotrachichthys heptalepis
Appearance
Aulotrachichthys heptalepis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: | Aulotrachichthys |
Species: | A. heptalepis
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Binomial name | |
Aulotrachichthys heptalepis (Gon, 1984)
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Synonyms | |
Paratrachichthys heptalepis Gon, 1984 |
Aulotrachichthys heptalepis, also known as the Hawaiian luminous roughy, is a slimehead fish found in the Hawaiian Islands south of Niihau, the westernmost island. It has a depth range of 50 to 100 metres (160 to 330 ft). They reach a maximum total length of about 6.7 centimetres (2.6 in).[1] It was first described in 1984 after 33 individuals were caught by the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service in a series of cruises of the Hawaiian Islands.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aulotrachichthys heptalepis". FishBase. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ Gon O. 1984. Paratrachichthys heptalepis, a new roughie (Pisces, Trachichthyidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Pac Sci 293-299. http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/679
External links
[edit]- Data related to Aulotrachichthys heptalepis at Wikispecies