Slender Roughy
Optivus elongatus
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–70 m
- Max size: 11.3 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A small roughy that hides in cracks and crevices by day and comes out to feed at night, drifting up to small bottom living animals and swallowing them whole with a quick sideways snap of its big extendable mouth. It lives on temperate reefs down to about seventy metres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Trachichthyiformes › Trachichthyidae › Optivus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 281927.
FAQ
- How deep does the Slender Roughy live?
- The Slender Roughy (Optivus elongatus) is typically found at 0–70 m.
- Is the Slender Roughy dangerous to divers?
- The Slender Roughy is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Slender Roughy get?
- The Slender Roughy grows to about 11.3 cm.