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Aulotrachichthys atlanticus (Menezes, 1971)

Brazilian luminous roughy
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Etymology: Aulotrachichthys: Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 115 - 210 m (Ref. 47377), usually 152 - 159 m (Ref. 26282). Tropical

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Southwestern Atlantic: known from Brazil (Ref. 53036), Uruguay (Ref. 54736) and Argentina (Ref. 2806).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47377)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

The young are pelagic, near the coast (Ref. 47377).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Moore, Jon A. | Collaborators

Matsunuma, M., A. Ujihara and H. Endo, 2023. Two new species of Aulotrachichthys (Beryciformes: Trachichthyidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Ichthyol. Res. 71(1):56-82. (Ref. 130070)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 09 October 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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