Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae Slimeheads

Genus: Aulotrachichthys

(See list of species below)


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11 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Aulotrachichthys argyrophanus
[Western luminous roughy]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Aulotrachichthys atlanticus (Menezes, 1971)

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Aulotrachichthys atlanticus
[Brazilian luminous roughy]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.7 cm TL
Aulotrachichthys heptalepis (Gon, 1984)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Aulotrachichthys heptalepis
[Hawaiian luminous roughy]
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Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Aulotrachichthys latus
[Philippine luminous roughy]

Photo by Nazarkin, M.V.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus (Kotlyar, 1980)

Photo by Photo by Nazarkin, M.V.
 
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus
[New Zealand roughy]
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Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
 
Aulotrachichthys nyx
[Dark-night luminous roughy]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Aulotrachichthys prosthemius (Jordan & Fowler, 1902)

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Aulotrachichthys prosthemius
[West Pacific luminous roughy]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Aulotrachichthys pulsator
[Golden roughy]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis (Kotlyar, 1979)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis
[Saya de Malha luminous roughy]

Photo by Matsunuma, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
Aulotrachichthys spiralis Matsunuma, Ujihara & Endo, 2023

Photo by Photo by Matsunuma, M.
 
Aulotrachichthys spiralis
[Spiralis luminous-roughy]

Photo by Endo, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Aulotrachichthys titan Matsunuma, Ujihara & Endo, 2023

Photo by Photo by Endo, H.
 
Aulotrachichthys titan
[Large-head luminous-roughy]


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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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