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Aulotrachichthys pulsator

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Aulotrachichthys pulsator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Aulotrachichthys
Species:
A. pulsator
Binomial name
Aulotrachichthys pulsator
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]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aulotrachichthys pulsator". FishBase. October 2015 version.