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Class: Teleostei
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae Slimeheads

Genus: Aulotrachichthys

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11 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aulotrachichthys argyrophanus Western luminous roughy Southwest Atlantic 7.5 SL 1961
Aulotrachichthys atlanticus Brazilian luminous roughy Southwestern Atlantic 10.3 TL 1971
Aulotrachichthys heptalepis Hawaiian luminous roughy Eastern Central Pacific 6.7 TL 1984
Aulotrachichthys latus Philippine luminous roughy Western Pacific 5.1 SL 1938
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus New Zealand roughy Southwest Pacific 11.4 SL 1980
Aulotrachichthys nyx Dark-night luminous roughy Northwest Pacific 8.3 SL 2023
Aulotrachichthys prosthemius West Pacific luminous roughy Pacific Ocean 6.1 SL 1902
Aulotrachichthys pulsator Golden roughy Eastern Indian Ocean 8 SL 1987
Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis Saya de Malha luminous roughy Indian Ocean 9.6 SL 1979
Aulotrachichthys spiralis Spiralis luminous-roughy Northwest Pacific 8.9 SL 2023
Aulotrachichthys titan Large-head luminous-roughy Northwest Pacific 10.8 SL 2023



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013