Trachipterus
Appearance
Trachipterus | |
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King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis) | |
Mediterranean Dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Trachipteridae |
Genus: | Trachipterus Gouan, 1770 |
Trachipterus is a genus of ribbonfishes.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Trachipterus altivelis Kner, 1859 (King-of-the-salmon)
- Trachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1771) (Dealfish)
- Trachipterus fukuzakii Fitch, 1964 (Tapertail ribbonfish)
- Trachipterus ishikawae D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (Slender ribbonfish)
- Trachipterus jacksonensis (E. P. Ramsay, 1881) (Blackflash ribbonfish)
- Trachipterus trachypterus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Mediterranean dealfish)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Trachipterus". FishBase. April 2012 version.