Zu (genus)

Zu
Scalloped Ribbonfish (Z. cristatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Trachipteridae
Genus: Zu
Walters & Fitch, 1960
Species

Z. cristatus
Z. elongatus

Zu is a small genus of ribbonfishes with currently two recognized species:[1]

The scalloped ribbonfish is found around the oceans of the world in the tropical latitudes, but the taper-tail ribbonfish is limited to the southeast Atlantic.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Zu in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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