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| - The orange roughy or red roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) is a relatively large deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae). It is found in cold (3–9°C), deep (bathypelagic, ca. 180–1,809 m) waters of the Western Atlantic (off northern Nova Scotia), Eastern Atlantic (from Iceland to Morocco; and from Walvis Bay, Namibia to off Durban, South Africa), Indo-Pacific (off New Zealand and Australia), and in the Eastern Pacific off Chile. The orange roughy is notable for its great age—a recorded (but hotly disputed) maximum of 149 years—and great importance to commercial deep trawl fishery. Actually a bright brick red in life, the orange roughy fades to a yellowish orange after death.
- Orange roughy is a cold water fish which can be found all over the world, but mostly in fisheries in Australia. Orange roughy prefers cold, dark waters and they are found at depths of between 800 and 1500 meters. The dimensions of orange roughy can vary from 30- 40 centimeters and 0, 9 -1, 9 kilograms to 50 centimeters and 3, 6 kilograms. Orange roughy survive by feeding themselves with prawns, fishes and squid. The name Orange roughy comes from their color; orange roughy have a orange to red color both on the body and on the fins. This specie is recognized after the fish’s body form; orange roughy have a large head with two big and round eyes and the waxy stratum below the skin. Orange roughy are known to live a long life they can reach the age of 150 years and they begin to breathe after
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| - The orange roughy or red roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) is a relatively large deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae). It is found in cold (3–9°C), deep (bathypelagic, ca. 180–1,809 m) waters of the Western Atlantic (off northern Nova Scotia), Eastern Atlantic (from Iceland to Morocco; and from Walvis Bay, Namibia to off Durban, South Africa), Indo-Pacific (off New Zealand and Australia), and in the Eastern Pacific off Chile. The orange roughy is notable for its great age—a recorded (but hotly disputed) maximum of 149 years—and great importance to commercial deep trawl fishery. Actually a bright brick red in life, the orange roughy fades to a yellowish orange after death. Like other slimeheads, the orange roughy is slow-growing and late to mature, resulting in a very low resilience. They are extremely susceptible to overfishing because of this, and many stocks (especially those off New Zealand and Australia, which were first exploited in the late 1970s) have already crashed; recently discovered substitute stocks are rapidly dwindling. Even so, the United States continues to import up to 8,620 tonnes (19 million pounds) of orange roughy per year. The flesh is firm with a mild flavour; it is sold skinned and filleted, fresh or frozen.
- Orange roughy is a cold water fish which can be found all over the world, but mostly in fisheries in Australia. Orange roughy prefers cold, dark waters and they are found at depths of between 800 and 1500 meters. The dimensions of orange roughy can vary from 30- 40 centimeters and 0, 9 -1, 9 kilograms to 50 centimeters and 3, 6 kilograms. Orange roughy survive by feeding themselves with prawns, fishes and squid. The name Orange roughy comes from their color; orange roughy have a orange to red color both on the body and on the fins. This specie is recognized after the fish’s body form; orange roughy have a large head with two big and round eyes and the waxy stratum below the skin. Orange roughy are known to live a long life they can reach the age of 150 years and they begin to breathe after they reach the age of 25. Although they can be found all around the world swimming in depth waters, the largest quantity of orange roughy is in Australia where there were arranged fisheries where the under water terrain is arranged with hills and canyons.
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