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Regalecus glesne (giant oarfish)
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Regalecus glesne (giant oarfish)


Regalecus glesne
Date 1887
Source Guide to the Galleries of Reptiles and Fishes Günther, Albert C. L. G.
Author Albert Günther / Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS / Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (1830 – 1914)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Regalecus_glesne.jpg

The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne) is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae. It is an oceanodromous species with a worldwide distribution, excluding polar regions. Other common names include Pacific oarfish, king of herrings, ribbonfish, and streamer fish. Regalecus glesne is the world's longest ray-finned fish. Its shape is ribbon-like, narrow laterally, with a dorsal fin along its entire length, stubby pectoral fins, and long, oar-shaped pelvic fins, from which its common name is derived.

Order: Lampriformes
Family: Regalecidae
Genus: Regalecus
Species: Regalecus glesne Ascanius, 1772
Synonyms
    Cephalepis octomaculatus Rafinesque, 1810
    Cepola gladius Walbaum, 1792
    Gymnetrus ascanii Shaw, 1803
    Gymnetrus banksii Valenciennes, 1835
    Gymnetrus capensis Valenciennes, 1835
    Gymnetrus gladius Valenciennes, 1835
    Gymnetrus grillii Lindroth, 1798
    Gymnetrus hawkenii Bloch, 1795
    Gymnetrus longiradiatus Risso, 1820
    Gymnetrus telum Valenciennes, 1835
    Regalecus banksii (Valenciennes, 1835)
    Regalecus caudatus Zugmayer, 1914
    Regalecus jonesii Newman, 1860
    Regalecus masterii De Vis, 1891
    Regalecus pacificus Haast, 1878
    Regalecus remipes Brünnich, 1788

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