Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio: Lampripterygii
Superordo: Lampridiomorpha
Ordo: Lampridiformes
Familia: Lophotidae
Genus: Lophotus
Species: Lophotus lacepede
Name
Lophotus lacepede, (Giorna, 1809)
Vernacular names
English: Crested oarfish
hrvatski: Jedroglavka, Britka jedroglavka
Synonyms
Leptopus peregrinus, (Rafinesque, 1814)
Lophotes cristatus, (Johnson, 1863)
Lophotes guntheri, misapplied name
Lophotus capellei, misapplied name
Lophotus cepedianus, (Cloquet, 1823)
Lophotus cristatus, (Johnson, 1863)
Lophotus lacepedei, (Giorna, 1809)
Regilophotes guntheri, misapplied name
References
fishbase.org
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.[2][3][4][5]
Distribution and habitat
The crested oarfish lives in warm seas near areas such as the Western Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean, Eastern Atlantic, and the Eastern Pacific within the oceanic and mesopelagic zone.[2]
Description and ecology
The crested oarfish has maximum length of 200 centimeters, but are often are only found at 100 centimeters in length.[2] It has an ink sack near the cloaca, and discharges ink out of it when it feels alarmed. Its prey consists of squids and fishes such as anchovies. It is oviparous, and lays planktonic eggs.[6]
Conservation
The crested oarfish are likely found in marine protected areas, and has no known major threats towards it. No specific conservation measures have been made, and IUCN Red List has classified the fish as a 'least concern' species.[6]
A crested oarfish at the Dubrovnik Natural History Museum
Synonymised names
Placed by the WoRMS.[7]
Leptopus peregrinus Rafinesque, 1814
Lophotes cristatus Johnson, 1863 (misspelling)
Lophotus cepedianus Cloquet, 1823
Lophotus cristatus Johnson, 1863
Lophotus lacepedei Giorna, 1809 (misspelling)
References
Knudsen, S. (2015). "Lophotus lacepede". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190207A47460929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190207A47460929.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
"Lophotus lacepede summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
"Taxonomy Browser". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. U.S.: National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
Ahnelt, Harald; Dulčić, Jakov (2007). "How many specimens of the crested oarfish, Lophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809 (Pisces: Lophotidae), were caught in the Adriatic Sea?". Acta Adriatica. 48 (1): 39–43.
Economidis, Panos S.; Karidas, Theofanis; Minos, George (2015). "Range extension for crested oarfish Lophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809 in the waters of the northern Aegean Sea, Greece". Acta Adriatica. 56 (2): 283–289.
"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
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