Oarfish, Regalecus glesne Ascanius 1772
Other Names: Giant Oarfish, King of Herrings, King-of-the-herrings, Oar Fish, Oar-fish, Pacific Oarfish, Streamer Fish
An Oarfish, Regalecus glesne, stranded at Aramoana Spit, Otago, New Zealand, April 2015. Source: John Barkla / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
An extremely long, compressed silvery to silvery-blue fish with blotches and wavy markings and pink to reddish fins.
Video of an Oarfish filmed by an ROV in deep water in the Gulf of Mexico.
Video of an Oarfish in shallow water - Baja, California.
Video of an Oarfish filmed by an ROV in deep water in the Gulf of Mexico.
Video of an Oarfish in shallow water - Baja, California.
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Dianne J. Bray, Regalecus glesne in Fishes of Australia, accessed 22 May 2022, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1506
Oarfish, Regalecus glesne Ascanius 1772
References
Benfield, M.C., S. Cook, S. Sharuga & M.M. Valentine. 2013. Five in situ observations of live oarfish Regalecus glesne (Regalecidae) by remotely operated vehicles in the oceanic waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Fish Biology: Article first published online: 5 JUN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12144http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/doi/10.1111/jfb.12144/pdf
