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1 definition of Regalecus glesne.
(Ascanius 1772)
King of herrings, Roi des harengs, Rey de los arenques, Oarfish, Sneesvis, Oarfish, Oarfish, Ribbonfish, Riemenfisch, Relangueiro, Airokala, Wstegor królewski, Sillkungen, Sildekonge, Sildekonge
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Scientific Name: |
Regalecus glesne
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Family/Order/Class: |
Regalecidae (Oarfishes)
subFamily /
Lampriformes / Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
Common Name: |
King of herrings |
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Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean: widely distributed, including the Mediterranean (Ref. 231). Indo-Pacific. Eastern Pacific: Topanga Beach in southern California, USA to Chile (Ref. 2850). |
Climate: |
subtropical; 72°N - 52°S |
Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 20 - 1000 m |
Description: |
Oceanic and can live at great depths (Ref. 2850), but occasionally cast up on beaches (Ref. 9563). Feed on euphausiid crustaceans, small fishes and squid (Ref. 6738). Spawning occurs between July and December and larvae are encountered near the surface (Ref. 9337). Also caught with encircling nets and marketed fresh (Ref. 9337). In Guinness Book of Records as longest bony fish (Ref. 6472). |
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| Reference: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version (05/2004) and Bauchot, M.-L.. 1987. |
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Regalecus glesne is a King of herrings
Source: XML, September 9, 2010
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