Paratrachichthys trailli
| Sandpaper fish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Paratrachichthys |
| Species: | P. trailli |
| Binomial name | |
| Paratrachichthys trailli (F. W. Hutton, 1875) | |
Paratrachichthys trailli, the sandpaper fish or common roughy, is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae, found in southern Australia and southern New Zealand at depths between 20 and 500 m. Its length is between 10 and 25 cm.[1]
P. trailli is a ray-finned fish; its name originates from the Greek. They are spread across the Western Pacific, namely New Zealand and Australia,[2] at reported depths around 70 m.[3][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Paratrachichthys trailli, Sandpaper fish". Fish Base. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ Tony Ayling and Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Paratrachichthys trailli" in FishBase. March 2006 version.