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Taper-tail ribbonfish (Zu elongatus)
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Trachipteridae

Taper-tail ribbonfish

Zu elongatus

Fish Reaching One Hundred Twenty Centimeters in African Waters

  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Large

Taper-tail ribbonfish is a marine fish of Southeast Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 120 cm.

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