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The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne) is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae. It is an oceanodromous species with a worldwide distribution, excluding polar regions. Other common names include Pacific oarfish, king of herrings, ribbonfish, and streamer fish. R. glesne is the world's longest ray-finned fish.
One of these, the giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne), is the longest bony fish alive, growing up to about 8 m (26 ft) in length. [3] The common name oarfish is thought to allude either to their highly compressed and elongated bodies, or to the now discredited belief that the fish "row" themselves through the water with their pelvic fins. [4]
The giant oarfish is a deep-sea dweller that normally lives at an depth of about 700 feet but has been found as deep as 3,280 feet. Oarfish can be found around the globe in non-Arctic waters and ...
The giant oarfish usually stays nearly 3,000 feet below the waves, but the world's longest bony fish was captured on camera by some lucky tourists. Tourists actually saw two of the rare creatures ...
Rank Animal Scientific name Maximum length () Image Habitat 1: Whale shark: Rhincodon typus: 12.65 [1]: 2: Basking shark: Cetorhinus maximus: 12.27 [2]: 3: Giant oarfish
The oarfish is a "strikingly large, odd-looking fish" with a long, silvery, ribbon-shaped body, according to the Ocean Conservatory. The fish can grow to more than 30 feet long, and have large ...
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)
Kayak adventurers found an incredibly rare, 4-meter-long “sea serpent” washed ashore in San Diego. It was the latest in only 20 encounters in California waters since 1901. The post “Bad Omen ...