Regalecus

Life-forms

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: Regalecidae
Genus: Regalecus
Species(2): R. glesne – R. russelii
Name

Regalecus Ascanius, 1772
Synonyms

Xiphicthis Swainson, 1839
Gender: masculine

References

Roberts, T.R. 2012. Systematics, biology, and distribution of the species of the oceanic oarfish genus Regalecus (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Regalecidae). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (202). Abstract only seen. Reference page.

Links

Regalecus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
English: oarfish
日本語: リュウグウノツカイ属

Regalecus is a fish genus of the family Regalecidae, commonly called oarfish, with these currently recognized species:[1]

Regalecus glesne (P. Ascanius, 1772), giant oarfish or king of herrings
Regalecus russelii (G. Cuvier, 1816)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Regalecus in FishBase. April 2012 version.