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Hoplostethus occidentalis
Atlantic roughy at the base of a large black coral colony.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Trachichthyiformes
Family:	Trachichthyidae
Genus:	Hoplostethus
Species:	H. occidentalis
Binomial name
Hoplostethus occidentalis Woods, 1973

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). It can reach lengths of up to 17.3 centimetres (6.8 in) SL.

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus occidentalis". FishBase. December 2016 version.

External links

• Data related to Hoplostethus occidentalis at Wikispecies

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