Lophotus
Appearance
Lophotus | |
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Crested oarfish (L. lacepede) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Lophotidae |
Genus: | Lophotus Giorna, 1809 |
Lophotus is a genus of crestfishes with these currently recognized species:[1]
- Lophotus capellei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 (North Pacific crestfish or unicornfish)
- Lophotus guntheri R. M. Johnston, 1883 (crested bandfish)
- Lophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809 (crested oarfish)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lophotus". FishBase. April 2012 version.