Optivus elongatus (Slender roughy) { 13 images } Created 28 Feb 2012
Underwater Photography of Optivus elongatus (Slender roughy) by New Zealand Photojournalist and Underwater Photographer Richard Robinson.
Optivus elongatus (Slender roughy).
Family: Trachichthyidae (Roughies).
Maori Name: Puramorehu.
Distribution: Western Pacific Ocean.
Occurrence: Three Kings to Cook Strait; Chatham Islands.
Size: 12 cm.
Food: Nocturnal, planktonic crustaceans.
Optivus elongatus (Slender roughy).
Family: Trachichthyidae (Roughies).
Maori Name: Puramorehu.
Distribution: Western Pacific Ocean.
Occurrence: Three Kings to Cook Strait; Chatham Islands.
Size: 12 cm.
Food: Nocturnal, planktonic crustaceans.
