''Regalecus'' is a fish genus of the family
Regalecidae
Oarfish are huge, greatly elongated, pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the small family (biology), family Regalecidae. Found in areas spanning from Temperate climate, temperate ocean zones to tropical ones, yet rarely seen, the oarfish famil ...
, commonly called oarfish, with these currently recognized species:
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Regalecus glesne
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, ribbo ...
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( P. Ascanius, 1772),
giant oarfish
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, ribb ...
or king of herrings
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Regalecus russelii
''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, gro ...
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(G. Cuvier
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...
, 1816)
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