New Zealand Roughy
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus
- Usual depth104–174 m
- Water temperature17–25 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus, the New Zealand roughy, is a slimehead found in the Southwest Pacific off the coasts Australia and New Zealand between depths of 30 to 100 metres. It feeds on crustaceans, squid, and other fish.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 19 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 104–174 m · Deepest record: 212 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–25 °C
Names and classification
- English
- New Zealand Roughy, Phantom Roughy
Other scientific names: Paratrachichthys novaezelandicus
Similar species
- Hawaiian Luminous Roughy
Aulotrachichthys heptalepis
- Philippine Luminous Roughy
Aulotrachichthys latus
- West Pacific Luminous Roughy
Aulotrachichthys prosthemius
- Golden Roughy
Aulotrachichthys pulsator
- Big roughy
Gephyroberyx darwinii
- Big Roughy
Gephyroberyx japonicus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 129 open-data records from 1975 to 2012.
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