''Aulotrachichthys'' is a
genus of
slimehead
Slimeheads, also known as roughies and redfish, are mostly small, exceptionally long-lived, deep-sea beryciform fish constituting the family Trachichthyidae (derived from the Greek ''trachys'' – "rough" and ''ichthys'' – "fish"). Found in tem ...
s. Most species in this genus are known as luminous roughies.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Aulotrachichthys argyrophanus''
( Woods, 1961) (Western luminous roughy)
* ''
Aulotrachichthys atlanticus''
( Menezes, 1971) (Brazilian luminous roughy)
* ''
Aulotrachichthys heptalepis''
( Gon, 1984) (Hawaiian luminous roughy)
* ''
Aulotrachichthys latus
The Philippine luminous roughy (''Aulotrachichthys latus'') is a slimehead
Slimeheads, also known as roughies and redfish, are mostly small, exceptionally long-lived, deep-sea beryciform fish constituting the family Trachichthyidae (derived fro ...
''
( Fowler, 1938) (Philippine luminous roughy)
* ''
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus''
( Kotlyar, 1980) (New Zealand roughy)
* ''
Aulotrachichthys prosthemius''
( D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902) (West Pacific luminous roughy)
* ''
Aulotrachichthys pulsator''
M. F. Gomon & Kuiter, 1987 (golden roughy)
* ''
Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis''
(Kotlyar, 1979) (Saya de Malha luminous roughy)
References
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler
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