Golden roughy

Aulotrachichthys pulsator

Golden body on South Australian reefs

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

Aulotrachichthys pulsator, the golden roughy, is a slimehead. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around south Australia down to depths of around 25 m (82 ft) where it lives in rock reefs. It can grow to a length of 8 cm (3.1 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Roughies and Allies
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Aulotrachichthys
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: South Australia.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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