Aulotrachichthys heptalepis

Aulotrachichthys heptalepis, also known as the Hawaiian luminous roughy, is a slimehead found in the Hawaiian Islands south of Niihau, the westernmost island. It has a depth range of 50 to 100 metres (160 to 330 ft). Males can reach a maximum length of 6.7 centimetres (2.6 in) TL while females can reach 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL.[1] It was first described in 1984 after 33 individuals were caught by the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service in a series of cruises of the Hawaiian Islands.[2]

Hawaiian luminous roughy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Beryciformes
Family:
Trachichthyidae
Genus:
Aulotrachichthys
Species:
A. heptalepis
Binomial name
Aulotrachichthys heptalepis
(Gon, 1984)
Synonyms

Paratrachichthys heptalepis Gon, 1984

References
  1. "Aulotrachichthys heptalepis". FishBase. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. Gon O. 1984. Paratrachichthys heptalepis, a new roughie (Pisces, Trachichthyidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Pac Sci 293-299. http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/679


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