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Class: Teleostei
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Trachichthyidae Slimeheads

Genus: Optivus

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Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Optivus agastos Gomon, 2004

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Optivus agastos
[Violet roughy]
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Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Optivus agrammus
[Western roughy]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Optivus elongatus (Günther, 1859)

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Optivus elongatus
[Slender roughy]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Optivus agastos Violet roughy Southwest Pacific 9.5 SL 2004
Optivus agrammus Western roughy Eastern Indian Ocean 9.1 SL 2004
Optivus elongatus Slender roughy Southwestern Pacific 11.3 SL 1859



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