Lophotus

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Lophotus
Lophotus lacepede.jpg
Crested oarfish (L. lacepede)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Lophotidae
Genus: Lophotus
Giorna, 1809

Lophotus is a genus of crestfishes with these currently recognized species: [1]

SpeciesCommon nameImage
Lophotus capellei

Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

North Pacific crestfish or unicornfish Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.ART.198 - Lophotus capellei Temminck and Schlegel - Kawahara Keiga - 1823 - 1829 - Siebold Collection - pencil drawing - water colour.jpeg
Lophotus guntheri

R. M. Johnston, 1883

crested bandfish Crested bandfish, Lophotus guentheri, from Mallacoota, Victoria.jpg
Lophotus lacepede

Giorna, 1809

crested oarfish Cuvier-70-Lophote.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lophotus". FishBase . April 2012 version.


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