Regalecus
| Regalecus | |
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| Taxidermied specimen of R. glesne in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lampriformes |
| Family: | Regalecidae |
| Genus: | Regalecus Ascanius, 1772 |
Regalecus is a fish genus of the family Regalecidae, commonly called oarfish, with these currently recognized species:[1]
- Regalecus glesne (P. Ascanius, 1772), giant oarfish or king of herrings
- Regalecus kinoi (J. L. Castro-Aguirre, J. Arvizu-Martinez & C. Alarcón-Gonzalez, 1991)
- Regalecus russelii (G. Cuvier, 1816)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Regalecus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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