Atlantic Roughy  (Hoplostethus occidentalis)

Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->

  • Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
  • Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->

    • Perciformes - Perches->
    • Cypriniformes - Carps->
    • Esociformes - Pikes->
    • Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
    • Siluriformes - Catfishes->
    • Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
    • Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
    • Gadiformes - Cods->
    • Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
    • Clupeiformes - Herrings->
    • Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
    • Gobiiformes - Gobies->
    • Mugiliformes - Mullets->
    • Carangiformes - Jacks->
    • Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
    • Labriformes - Wrasses->
    • Scombriformes - Mackerels->
    • Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
    • Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
    • Aulopiformes - Grinners->
    • Blenniiformes - Blennies->
    • Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
    • Osmeriformes - Smelts->
    • Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
    • Cichliformes - Cichlids->
    • Characiformes - Characins->
    • Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
    • Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
    • Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
    • Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
    • Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
    • Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
    • Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
    • Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
    • Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
    • Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
    • Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
    • Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
    • Zeiformes - Dories->
    • Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
    • Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
    • Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
    • Lampriformes - Lamprids->
    • Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
    • Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
    • Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
    • Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
    • Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
    • Atheriniformes - Silversides->
    • Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
    • Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
    • Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
    • Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
    • Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
    • Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
    • Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
    • Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
    • Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
    • Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
    • Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
    • Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->

      • Trachichthyidae - Trachichthyidae->

        • Optivus - Optivus->
        • Gephyroberyx - Gephyroberyx->
        • Aulotrachichthys - Aulotrachichthys->
        • Hoplostethus - Hoplostethus->

          • Hoplostethus abramovi (Hoplostethus abramovi)
          • Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)
          • Black slimehead (Hoplostethus cadenati)
          • Hoplostethus confinis (Hoplostethus confinis)
          • Hoplostethus crassispinus (Hoplostethus crassispinus)
          • Hoplostethus druzhinini (Hoplostethus druzhinini)
          • Hoplostethus fedorovi (Hoplostethus fedorovi)
          • Chilean roughy (Hoplostethus fragilis)
          • Giant sawbelly (Hoplostethus gigas)
          • Grandperrin’s giant sawbelly (Hoplostethus grandperrini)
          • Western Pacific roughy (Hoplostethus japonicus)
          • Palefin sawbelly (Hoplostethus latus)
          • Red Sea roughy (Hoplostethus marisrubri)
          • Mediterranean slimehead (Hoplostethus mediterraneus)
          • New Zealand giant sawbelly (Hoplostethus melanopeza)
          • Blackfin roughy (Hoplostethus melanopterus)
          • Smallscale slimehead (Hoplostethus melanopus)
          • Slimy head (Hoplostethus mento)
          • Metallic roughy (Hoplostethus metallicus)
          • Hoplostethus mikhailini (Hoplostethus mikhailini)
          • Atlantic Roughy (Hoplostethus occidentalis)
          • Eastern Pacific roughy (Hoplostethus pacificus)
          • Hoplostethus ravurictus (Hoplostethus ravurictus)
          • Hoplostethus rifti (Hoplostethus rifti)
          • Thickspine roughy (Hoplostethus robustispinus)
          • Hoplostethus rubellopterus (Hoplostethus rubellopterus)
          • Metavay sawbelly (Hoplostethus shubnikovi)
          • Hoplostethus tenebricus (Hoplostethus tenebricus)
          • Hoplostethus vniro (Hoplostethus vniro)
        • Paratrachichthys - Paratrachichthys->
        • Parinoberyx - Parinoberyx->
        • Sorosichthys - Sorosichthys->
        • Trachichthys - Trachichthys->
      • Anomalopidae - Lanterneye fishes->
      • Anoplogastridae - Fangtooths->
      • Diretmidae - Spinyfins->
      • Monocentridae - Pinecone fishes->
    • Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
    • Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
    • Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
    • Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
    • Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
  • Cladistii - Bichirs->
  • Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
  • Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
  • Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->