Paratrachichthys trailli

Sandpaper fish
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Paratrachichthys
Species: P. trailli
Binomial name
Paratrachichthys trailli
(F. W. Hutton, 1875)

Paratrachichthys trailli, the sandpaper fish, is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae, found in southern Australia and southern New Zealand at depths between 20m and 500m. Its length is between 10cm and 25cm.[1]

References

  1. "Paratrachichthys trailli, Sandpaper fish". Fish Base. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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