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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae Slimeheads

Genus: Gephyroberyx

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Delph, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Gephyroberyx darwinii (Johnson, 1866)

Photo by Delph, R.
 
Gephyroberyx darwinii
[Darwin's slimehead]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Gephyroberyx japonicus (Döderlein, 1883)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Gephyroberyx japonicus
[Big roughy]
2 Species of Family Trachichthyidae with Genus Gephyroberyx
(Slimeheads)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1866 Gephyroberyx darwinii Darwin's slimehead Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1883 Gephyroberyx japonicus Big roughy Northwest Pacific 20 SL



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