Regalecus russelii | |
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Taxidermied specimen of R. russelii in Academia Sinica, Taipei | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Regalecidae |
Genus: | Regalecus |
Species: | R. russelii
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Binomial name | |
Regalecus russelii Cuvier, 1816
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Regalecus russelii, or Russell's oarfish, is a species of oarfish in the family Regalecidae.[1] It is a broadly-distributed marine fish, found in waters in the bathypelagic zone.[2] R. russelii is a scaleless, elongate and ribbonlike fish, growing up to 8 meters in length.[2]