|
Alepisauridae
Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus ''Alepisaurus'' ("scaleless lizard") in the monotypic taxon, monogeneric family Alepisauridae. Lancetfishes grow up to in length. Very little is known about their biology, though they are widely distributed in all oceans, except the polar region, polar seas. Specimens have been recorded as far north as Greenland. They are often caught as bycatch by vessels long-lining for tuna. The genus, generic name is from Greek language, Greek ''a-'' meaning "without", ' meaning "scale", and ''sauros'' meaning "lizard". Species The two currently recognized extant species in this genus are: * ''Alepisaurus brevirostris'' Robert Henry Gibbs, Gibbs, 1960 (short-snouted lancetfish) * ''Alepisaurus ferox'' Richard Thomas Lowe, R. T. Lowe, 1833 (long-snouted lancetfish) The anatomic difference between the two species is the shape of the snout, which is long and pointed in ''A. ferox'', and slightly shorter in ''A. brevirostris''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alepisaurus Brevirostris
Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus ''Alepisaurus'' ("scaleless lizard") in the monogeneric family Alepisauridae. Lancetfishes grow up to in length. Very little is known about their biology, though they are widely distributed in all oceans, except the polar seas. Specimens have been recorded as far north as Greenland. They are often caught as bycatch by vessels long-lining for tuna. The generic name is from Greek ''a-'' meaning "without", ' meaning "scale", and ''sauros'' meaning "lizard". Species The two currently recognized extant species in this genus are: * '' Alepisaurus brevirostris'' Gibbs, 1960 (short-snouted lancetfish) * '' Alepisaurus ferox'' R. T. Lowe, 1833 (long-snouted lancetfish) The anatomic difference between the two species is the shape of the snout, which is long and pointed in ''A. ferox'', and slightly shorter in ''A. brevirostris''. The long-snouted lancefish is found in the tropical and northern sub-tropical waters of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
