giant oarfish
king of herrings
ribbonfish
regalecus glesne latin

A pair of giant oarfish that are seemingly much quicker than Naga.

The giant oarfish has a worldwide pelagic distribution.

An monstrously long giant oarfish that dwells within Charybdis' caves.

There have been suggestions that Caddy could be an example of the king of herrings or giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne).

The organs of the giant oarfish are concentrated toward the head end of the body, possibly enabling it to survive losing large potions of its tail.

The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne), also called the king of herrings, is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae.

Because they are not often seen and because of their size, elongated bodies, and appearance, giant oarfish are presumed to be responsible for some sea serpent sightings.

In 2010, scientists filmed a giant oarfish in the Gulf of Mexico swimming in the mesopelagic layer, the first footage of a reliably identified R. glesne in its natural setting.

This species can reach 17 m in length and weigh up to 300 kg; some think the red mane on the head and back of the giant oarfish resembles a horse head with mane.

As to length, the longest extant bony fish on earth is the king of herrings or oarfish (Regalecus glesne).

The ocean sunfish is the largest bony fish in the world, while the longest is the king of herrings, a type of oarfish.

Regalecus glesne (King of herrings)

There have been suggestions that Caddy could be an example of the king of herrings or giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne).

The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne), also called the king of herrings, is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae.

Another interesting big fish in this order is the Opah (Lampris guttatus), which as opposed to the king of herrings, is massive and has a chunky, rounded shape.

Its "king of herrings" nickname may derive from its crownlike appendages and from being sighted near shoals of herring, which fishermen thought were being guided by this fish.

The king of herrings is by far the largest member of the family at a published total length of 11 metres (with unconfirmed reports of 15 metres or more) and 272 kilograms in weight.

There was also a stuffed ribbonfish, of a species a few metres in length.

The ribbonfish tired of the game and dumped them off with a jarring splash.

The ribbonfish are any lampriform in the family Trachipteridae.

But the body of the ribbonfish was slightly concave; the raft remained centered, not falling off.

The ribbonfish seemed interminably long; the raft slid around.

The ribbonfish brought its preposterously flat head down as the bulrush craft sputtered close.

Trachipterus trachypterus, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae, found in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.

King-of-the-salmon, Trachipterus altivelis, is a species of ribbonfish in the family Trachipteridae.

But the ribbonfish was undulating, so that a new hump kept forming just behind them while a new dip formed ahead of them.

Ribbonfish and allies (Lampriformes)

Lampridiomorpha (ribbonfish)

Trachipterus ishikawae (Slender ribbonfish)

Trachipterus fukuzakii (Tapertail ribbonfish)

Trachipterus jacksonensis (Blackflash ribbonfish)

Desmodema lorum (Whiptail ribbonfish)

Desmodema polystictum (Polka-dot ribbonfish)

Benthic varieties include the marine jewfish, croakers, grunters, snappers, groupers, ribbonfish and pomfrets.

Zu cristatus (Scalloped ribbonfish)

Along with the shrimp, it is filled with marsh grass, stumps and a by-catch of things like ribbonfish, flounder, and blue crabs.

Zu elongatus (Taper-tail ribbonfish)

Lepidopus caudatus (silver scabbardfish, frostfish, ribbonfish, scabbardfish, southern frostfish)

The Desmodema polystictum, also called the deal fish, polka-dot ribbonfish, or spotted ribbonfish, is a fish in the family Trachipteridae.

The first fossil ribbonfish (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Trachipteridae) by Giorgio Carnevale, Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, Pisa, Italy.

The holotype (and only known specimen) is regarded as the remains of a larval ("youthful") form due to its small size and due to its strong similarity to the larval form of trachypterid ribbonfish.

The scalloped ribbonfish, Zu cristatus, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae found circumglobally in all oceans, at depths down to 90 m. Its length is up to 118 cm.

But the really spectacular one is the oarfish - Regalecus glesne.

As to length, the longest extant bony fish on earth is the king of herrings or oarfish (Regalecus glesne).

Recent Examinations of the Oarfish, Regalecus glesne, from the North Sea.

Regalecus glesne (King of herrings)

There have been suggestions that Caddy could be an example of the king of herrings or giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne).

The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne), also called the king of herrings, is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae.