Biology:Paratrachichthys trailli

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Sandpaper fish
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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P. trailli
Binomial name
Paratrachichthys trailli
(F. W. Hutton, 1875)

Paratrachichthys trailli, the sandpaper fish, is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae, found in southern Australia and southern New Zealand at depths between 20 to 500 metres (66 to 1,640 ft). It can reach lengths of up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in).[1]

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2090201 entry