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New Zealand roughy

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Trachichthyidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Beryciformes

Genus
  
Aulotrachichthys

The New Zealand roughy (Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus) is a slimehead found in the Southwest Pacific off the coasts Australia and New Zealand between depths of 30 to 100 metres (98 to 328 ft). It feeds on crustaceans, squid, and other fish.

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New Zealand roughy Wikipedia