Paratrachichthys trailli (Hutton, 1875)
Common roughy
Sandpaper fish,  Common roughy

Family:  Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Max. size:  24.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 20 - 500 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755); Australia (Ref. 4537) [questionable according to Moore, pers. comm.].
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Reported from between depths of 70 m (Ref. 9872) and 327 m (Ref. 58489).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  May be referring to Paratrachichthys macleayi which was formerly considerd a synonym of this species and is now valid (following J.Moore, pers,comm, 09/09; not in Ref. 75154, see P. macleayi). ).


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