Regalecus russelii (Cuvier, 1816)
- Dataset
- The National Checklist of Taiwan (Catalogue of Life in Taiwan, TaiCoL)
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Lampridiformes
- family
- Regalecidae
- genus
- Regalecus
diagnostic
Body extremely elongate, compressed. Upper jaw highly protrusible, maxilla broad; teeth minute in both jaws. Dorsal fin very long, extending along entire body to tail; First 8 to 10 dorsal-fin extremely elongate, consisting of 4 to 6 elongate, flexible spines, inserting above eye; tptal dorsal-fin rays 345-365. Anal fin absent. Caudal fin usually absent in large specimens. Pelvic-fin rays have specialized sensory capability, with cells that resemble taste-buds on their fleshy tabs. Scales absent, except for tubular lateral-line scales. Body silver with obliqe dusky bars; fins deep, crimson-red.
distribution
May be in Indo-Pacific. It very rare and only found in northwestern and eastern Taiwanese waters.
Name
- Synonyms
- Cephalepis octomaculatus Rafinesque, 1810
- Cepola gladius Walbaum, 1792
- Gymnetrus ascanii Shaw, 1803
- Gymnetrus banksii Valenciennes, 1835
- Gymnetrus capensis Valenciennes, 1835
- Gymnetrus gladius Valenciennes, 1835
- Gymnetrus grillii Lindroth, 1798
- Gymnetrus hawkenii Bloch, 1795
- Gymnetrus longiradiatus Risso, 1820
- Gymnetrus russelii Cuvier, 1816
- Gymnetrus telum Valenciennes, 1835
- Regalecus banksii (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Regalecus caudatus Zugmayer, 1914
- Regalecus jonesii Newman, 1860
- Regalecus masterii De Vis, 1891
- Regalecus pacificus Haast, 1878
- Regalecus remipes Brünnich, 1788
- Regalecus russellii (Cuvier, 1816)
- Homonyms
- Regalecus russelii (Cuvier, 1816)