Crested oarfish

Crested oarfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Lophotidae
Genus: Lophotus
Species:
L. lacepede
Binomial name
Lophotus lacepede
Giorna, 1809
Synonyms
  • Leptopus peregrinus Rafinesque, 1814
  • Lophotes cristatus Johnson, 1863
  • Lophotus cepedianus Cloquet, 1823
  • Lophotus cristatus Johnson, 1863
  • Lophotus lacepedei Giorna, 1809

The crested oarfish (Lophotus lacepede) is a species of crestfish in the family Lophotidae. It is an oceanodromous fish ranging from waters 0–92 meters deep, but may get stranded in shallow waters.

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