Description
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Reference |
IB1262 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Roughies - TRACHICHTHYIDAE |
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Common Name |
Orange Roughy |
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Scientific Name |
Hoplostethus atlanticus |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Orange Roughy, which reaches about 50 cm in length, is slow-growing and can live to be over 100 years old. They chelter beneath ledges during the day and emerge at night to feed on crustaceans and small fishes. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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