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crestfish (Lophotus lacepede)
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Ecological Illustration of crestfish (Lophotus lacepede)
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Lophotidae

crestfish

Lophotus lacepede

Frontal horn with filament fin

  • Globally widespread
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Large

crestfish is a marine fish found around Nearly worldwide in warmer seas. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 200 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Opahs, Oarfishes, and Allies
Family
Lophotidae
Genus
Lophotus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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