Regalecus
Appearance
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Taxidermied specimen of R. glesne in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. | |
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Genus: | Regalecus Ascanius, 1772
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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 russelii (G. Cuvier, 1816)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Regalecus". FishBase. April 2012 version.
External links
- Data related to Regalecus at Wikispecies
- Media related to Regalecus at Wikimedia Commons
- "Regalecus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.