Fish

Orange Roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Living

Living individuals or members of this group exist today. This does not mean they are safe from extinction.

Gilled animals that live in water, from clownfish to whale sharks.

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Classification

Common name
Orange Roughy
Browse group
Fish
Scientific name or taxon
Hoplostethus atlanticus
Taxon rank
species
Order
Beryciformes
Family
Trachichthyidae
Genus
Hoplostethus
Source classification
Actinopterygii

Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.

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