Trachichthys

Trachichthys australis, the southern roughy, is a species of slimehead and the only member of the genus Trachichthys, from the Ancient Greek τραχύς (trakhús), meaning "rough", and ἰχθύς (ikhthús), meaning "fish". It is native to the waters off Australia, where it is found around coral reefs between 1 and 1,557 metres (3.3 and 5,108.3 ft) in depth. It can grow to a maximum length of 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.^[2]

Trachichthys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Trachichthyiformes
Family:	Trachichthyidae
Genus:	Trachichthys G. Shaw, 1799
Species:	T. australis
Binomial name
Trachichthys australis G. Shaw, 1799
Synonyms[1]
Amphiprion carinatus Schneider, 1801 Trachichthys jacksoniensis MacLeay, 1881