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Regalecus
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Regalecus

Regalecus is a fish genus of the family Regalecidae, commonly called oarfish, with these currently recognized species:

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Russell's Oarfish

speciesRegalecus russellii

Giant Oarfish

speciesRegalecus glesne

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47511.