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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae Slimeheads

Genus: Optivus

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3 species (see list below)

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Optivus agastos
[Violet roughy]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Optivus agrammus
[Western roughy]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 72 cm SL
Optivus elongatus (Günther, 1859)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Optivus elongatus
[Slender roughy]
3 Species of Family Trachichthyidae with Genus Optivus
(Slimeheads)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2004 Optivus agastos Violet roughy Southwest Pacific 9.5 SL
2004 Optivus agrammus Western roughy Eastern Indian Ocean 9.1 SL
1859 Optivus elongatus Slender roughy Southwestern Pacific 72 SL



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