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Hawaiian luminous roughy (Aulotrachichthys heptalepis)
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Hawaiian luminous roughy (Aulotrachichthys heptalepis) specimen
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Trachichthyidae

Hawaiian luminous roughy

Aulotrachichthys heptalepis

Six centimeters of light one hundred meters down

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Hawaiian luminous roughy is a marine fish found around Eastern Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 6.7 cm.

Maximum length
6.7 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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