Fish, Oar  
Regalecus glesne
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Open Water

Predator

Southern Hemishpere

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Category: Fish
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Regalecidae

Notes
Named after their fins that resemble oars. Have no teeth but many gill rakers.
Oceanic and can live at great depths, but occasionally cast up on beaches. Feed on euphausiid crustaceans, small fishes and squid. Spawning occurs between July and December and larvae are encountered near the surface. Also caught with encircling nets and marketed fresh. In Guinness Book of Records as longest bony fish.


University of Otago 2013
Last Update: 24 April 2013