Paratrachichthys macleayi
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| Australian sandpaper fish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Paratrachichthys |
| Species: | P. macleayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Paratrachichthys macleayi (Johnston, 1881) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trachichthys macleayi Johnston, 1881 | |
Paratrachichthys macleayi, also known as the Australian sandpaper fish, is a slimehead belonging to the family Trachichthyidae. It is endemic to southeastern Australia[1][2] and can be found in small schools in open rocky reefs from depths of 15m to 400m.[3]
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