Trachichthys

Trachichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Trachichthys
G. Shaw, 1799
Species:
T. australis
Binomial name
Trachichthys australis
G. Shaw, 1799
Synonyms[1]
  • Amphiprion carinatus Schneider, 1801
  • Trachichthys jacksoniensis MacLeay, 1881

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]

  1. ^ "Trachichthys australis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trachichthys australis". FishBase. January 2017 version.