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Paratrachichthys trailli (Hutton, 1875) Common roughy |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 24.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 20 - 500 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755); Australia (Ref. 4537) [questionable according to Moore, pers. comm.]. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Reported from between depths of 70 m (Ref. 9872) and 327 m (Ref. 58489). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 December 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||