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oarfish (Regalecus glesne)
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Ecological Illustration of oarfish (Regalecus glesne)
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Regalecidae

oarfish

Regalecus glesne

Regalecid Fish Reaching Eight Hundred Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

oarfish is a marine fish found around Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 800 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Opahs, Oarfishes, and Allies
Family
Regalecidae
Genus
Regalecus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
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