Radiicephalus

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Radiicephalus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Radiicephalidae
Osório, 1917
Genus: Radiicephalus
Osório, 1917
Species:
R. elongatus
Binomial name
Radiicephalus elongatus
Osório, 1917

Radiicephalus is a genus of fishes in the monotypic family Radiicephalidae. It was formerly thought to be a monotypic genus, comprising the single species Radiicephalus elongatus, commonly known as tapertail, until the 2018 description of Radiicephalus kessinger . It is a marine fish found in the central and eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific Ocean. This species grows to 76 cm (30 in) in total length.

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Species

There are currently two valid described species: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Radiicephalus elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T21112632A21911475. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21112632A21911475.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Radiicephalus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 22 May 2022.


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