Biology:Trachichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Trachichthys G. Shaw, 1799 |
| Species: | T. australis
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| Trachichthys australis G. Shaw, 1799
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Trachichthys australis, the southern roughy, is a species of slimehead and the only member of the genus Trachichthys. It is native to the waters off Australia , where it is found around coral reefs between 1 and 1,557 metres (3.3 and 5,108.3 ft) in depth. It can grow to a maximum length of 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ "Trachichthys australis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283027.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Trachichthys australis" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
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