New Zealand roughy

Conservation status

Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Chordata

Class:  |

Actinopterygii

Order:  |

Beryciformes

Family:  |

Trachichthyidae

Genus:  |

Aulotrachichthys

Species:  |

A. novaezelandicus

Binomial name
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus

(Kotlyar, 1980)

Synonyms

Paratrachichthys novaezelandicus Kotlyar, 1980

The New Zealand roughy (Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus) is a slimehead found in the Southwest Pacific off the coasts Australia and New Zealand between depths of 30 to 100 metres (98 to 328 ft). It feeds on crustaceans, squid, and other fish.[1]

## References

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

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7733783 entry

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