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Trachichthyidae
Slender roughy
Optivus elongatus
Nightly benthic forager
- Restricted distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Oceania
- Small
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
SmallSlender roughy is a marine fish of Southwestern Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 11.3 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Roughies and Allies
- Family
- Trachichthyidae
- Genus
- Optivus
- Maximum length
- 11.3 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Southwestern Pacific: Restricted to New Zealand.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Water
Conservation status
