Philippine luminous roughy

Aulotrachichthys latus

A point of light seven hundred meters down

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Small

Philippine luminous roughy is a marine fish found in ocean habitats. One memorable detail in its record is this: A point of light seven hundred meters down.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Roughies and Allies
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Aulotrachichthys
Maximum length: 5.1 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Pacific: the Philippines (Ref. 616 ) and Indonesia (Ref. 5978 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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