Real photoREAL PHOTO
Trachichthyidae
West Pacific luminous roughy
Aulotrachichthys prosthemius
Ventral glow beside deep crevices
West Pacific luminous roughy is known around Pacific Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 6.1 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Roughies and Allies
- Family
- Trachichthyidae
- Genus
- Aulotrachichthys
- Maximum length
- 6.1 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Pacific Ocean: Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and the Hawaiian Islands.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

