Optivus | |
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Slender roughy (O. elongatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beryciformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: |
Optivus Whitley, 1947 |
Optivus is a fish genus from the family Trachichthyidae found from near the surface to depths of 320 m (1,050 ft) in the southwest Pacific Ocean off Australia (O. agastos and O. agrammus) and New Zealand (O. elongatus).
The currently recognized species in this genus are: