Giant sawbelly

Image: A Giant Sawbelly from the Fish Collection - Add comment Add tags A Giant Sawbelly from the Fish Collection Description A Giant Sawbelly from the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.27085-001). More

roughy or giant sawbelly (Hoplostethus gigas), first recorded in 1914 after a fisheries survey in the Bight by fisheries scientist, Dr Harald Dannevig. "This is good news about a species that hasn't been seen in a long time" said Dr Peter Last. More

Order : Beryciformes
Family : Trachichthyidae
Genus : Hoplostethus
Species : Hoplostethus gigas
Authority : McCulloch, 1914