Aulotrachichthys pulsator | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: | Aulotrachichthys |
Species: | A. pulsator
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Binomial name | |
Aulotrachichthys pulsator
M. F. Gomon &
Kuiter, 1987
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Synonyms | |
Paratrachichthys pulsator (M. F. Gomon & Kuiter, 1987) |
Aulotrachichthys pulsator, the golden roughy, is a slimehead. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around south Australia down to depths of around 25 m (82 ft) where it lives in rock reefs. It can grow to a length of 8 cm (3.1 in). [1]