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Philippine luminous roughy

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Trachichthyidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Beryciformes

Genus
  
Aulotrachichthys

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The Philippine luminous roughy, Aulotrachichthys latus, is a slimehead native to the Western Pacific around Indonesia and the Philippines. It is a deep-water species, ranging from 164 to 723 metres (538 to 2,372 ft) beneath the surface.

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Philippine luminous roughy Wikipedia