Regalecus russelii
| Regalecus russelii | |
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| Preserved specimen of R. russelii in Academia Sinica, Taipei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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. It is a broadly-distributed marine fish, found in waters in the bathypelagic zone. R. russelii is a scaleless, elongate and ribbonlike fish, growing up to 8 metres (26 ft) in length.