Paratrachichthys trailli
SpeciesFish
A slimehead fish known as the sandpaper fish
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Common
Paratrachichthys trailli
- Fish
Paratrachichthys trailli, commonly called the sandpaper fish, is a slimehead in the family Trachichthyidae. It is found in New Zealand and possibly Australia, at depths from 20 to 500 metres. The species can reach up to 25 centimetres in length.
- Common name
- Sandpaper fish
- Family
- Trachichthyidae
- Maximum length
- 25 centimetres
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Paratrachichthys trailli (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q2090201
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Edgar Ravenswood Waite. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsEdgar Ravenswood Waite, Waite, Edgar R. (1921) Illustrated Catalogue of the Fishes of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia: G.Hassell & SonModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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