Aulotrachichthys is a genus of slimeheads. Most species in this genus are known as luminous roughies.
| Aulotrachichthys | |
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| A. prosthemius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Aulotrachichthys Fowler, 1938 |
Species edit
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Aulotrachichthys argyrophanus (Woods, 1961) (Western luminous roughy)
- Aulotrachichthys atlanticus (Menezes, 1971) (Brazilian luminous roughy)
- Aulotrachichthys heptalepis (Gon, 1984) (Hawaiian luminous roughy)
- Aulotrachichthys latus (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 edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Aulotrachichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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