western roughy

Hoplostethus occidentalis

Seventeen Point Three Centimeters Trachichthyid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Deep-bodied
Medium

Hoplostethus occidentalis, more commonly known as the Atlantic roughy or western roughy, is a member of the family Trachichthyidae. It has a wide distribution in the Atlantic Ocean ranging from as far south as Brazil all the way to southern Nova Scotia. It is a deepwater fish, living at depths between 485 and 550 metres (1,591 and 1,804 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Roughies and Allies
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Maximum length: 17.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: southern Nova Scotia south to the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico, on the eastern seaboard of Florida, in the Bahama, in the west and southern Caribbean, and around Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Tobago and Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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