How old can a fish get?
Hoplostethus atlanticus is a deep sea fish which is commercially known as the orange roughly.
Apart from the fact that it just looks weird it is somewhat of an extremophile. They only live at cold temperatures between 3 and 9 degrees Celsius. They don't seem to mind though, as specimens of Orange roughy have been aged to a maximum of 149 years old. They are extremely slow growing organisms and can take 30 years to reach maturity. They
Distribution:
Orange roughy have been found in various disjunct locations across all oceans of the world at depths of between 180 and 1800 m.
Orange roughy have been found in various disjunct locations across all oceans of the world at depths of between 180 and 1800 m.
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: Hoplostethus atlanticus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Trachichthyidae
Genus: Hoplostethus
Species: Hoplostethus atlanticus
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