| Trachichthys | |
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Trachichthys australis G. Shaw, 1799
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Trachichthys australis, the southern roughy, is a species of roughy and the only member of the genus Trachichthys, from Ancient Greek τραχύς (trakhús), meaning "rough", and ἰχθύς (ikhthús), meaning "fish". 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
References
- "Trachichthys australis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trachichthys australis". FishBase. January 2017 version.