''Zu'' is a small
genus
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of
ribbonfishes with currently two recognized
species
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:
* ''
Zu cristatus''
( Bonelli, 1819) (scalloped ribbonfish)
* ''
Zu elongatus''
Heemstra & Kannemeyer, 1984 (taper-tail ribbonfish)
The scalloped ribbonfish is found around the oceans of the world in the
tropical
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latitude
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s, but the taper-tail ribbonfish is limited to the
southeast Atlantic.
References
Trachipteridae
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