Lampriformes

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Lampris guttatus

Lampriformes is an order of ray-finned fish. They are known as lamprids. A synonym for this order is called Lampridiformes, but it is an apparently incorrect spelling variant.

Description and ecology[change | change source]

Lampriformes are pelagic feeders that stay well above the sea floor, and normally occur in waters 100–1000 m deep. As adults, they're brightly colored, often with brilliant crimson fins.

Some are rounded in lateral view, while others are very elongated. One of them, the giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne), is the longest known bony fish.

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Crested oarfish

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Footnotes[change | change source]

  1. ^ Nelson (2006): pp.226,228
  2. ^ Woodhouse (1910), Glare (1968-1982), FishBase (2006), Nelson (2006): pp.226-230
  3. ^ Woodhouse (1910), Olney (1998), Nelson (2006): p.226
  4. ^ Jump up to:a b Olney (1998), Nelson (2006): p.226
  5. ^ Nelson (2006): p.226, Diogo (2008)
  6. ^ Nelson (2006): pp.226-230

References[change | change source]

  1. Woodhouse, S.C. (1910): English-Greek Dictionary - A Vocabulary of the Attic Language. George Routledge & Sons Ltd., Broadway House, Ludgate Hill, E.C. Searchable JPEG fulltext
Taxon identifiers
  • Wikidata: Q547507
  • Wikispecies: Lampridiformes
  • ADW: Lampridiomorpha
  • AFD: Lampridiformes
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