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Western roughy (Optivus agrammus)
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Western roughy (Optivus agrammus) specimen
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Trachichthyidae

Western roughy

Optivus agrammus

Trachichthyid Fish beneath Australian Waters

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Western roughy is a marine fish from Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 9.1 cm.

Genus
Optivus
Maximum length
9.1 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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