Trachipterus trachypterus

Trachipterus trachypterus, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae, found in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. Its length is up to 3 m.

Trachipterus trachypterus
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Trachipteridae
Genus: Trachipterus
Species:
T. trachypterus
Binomial name
Trachipterus trachypterus
(J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

References

  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Trachipterus trachypterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198608A21911495. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198608A21911495.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Trachipterus trachypterus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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