Trachipteridae

ribbonfish

Trachipterus trachypterus

Trachipterid Fish of the South African Coast

• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• South America
• Anguilliform
• Large

ribbonfish is known around Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the largest recorded length is 300 cm.