Aulotrachichthys pulsator Gomon & Kuiter, 1987
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Aulotrachichthys pulsator, the golden roughy, is a slimehead. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around south Australia down to depths of around 25 m (82 ft) where it lives in rock reefs. It can grow to a length of 8 cm (3.1 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Aulotrachichthys pulsator; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:06:46.101974+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aulotrachichthys pulsator Gomon & Kuiter, 1987
- Name authority
- Gomon & Kuiter, 1987
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Trachichthyiformes
- Family
- Trachichthyidae
- Genus
- Aulotrachichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderTrachichthyiformes
- familyTrachichthyidae Bleeker, 1856
- genusAulotrachichthys Fowler, 1938
- speciesAulotrachichthys pulsator Gomon & Kuiter, 1987
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aulotrachichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aulotrachichthys novaezelandicus (Kotlyar, 1980) | TrachichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis (Kotlyar, 1979) | TrachichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Paratrachichthys pulsator (Gomon & Kuiter, 1987) (Gomon & Kuiter, 1987) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gomon, M. F., & Kuiter, R. H. (1987). New Australian fishes. Part 8. A new species of Aulotrachichthys (Trachichthyidae). Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria, 48 (1): 27–29. https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1987.48.08 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:JSYZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.