''Paratrachichthys'' is a
genus
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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 found in the
Pacific Ocean
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.
It consists of three species, all known as sandpaper fish.
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
[
* '' Paratrachichthys fernandezianus'' ( Günther, 1887) (Chilean sandpaper fish)
* '' Paratrachichthys macleayi'' (Johnston, 1881) (Australian sandpaper fish)
* '' Paratrachichthys trailli'' ( F. W. Hutton, 1875) (sandpaper fish)
]
References
External links
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Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Edgar Ravenswood Waite
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