Trachipterus

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Trachipterus
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King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis)
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Mediterranean Dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Trachipteridae
Genus: Trachipterus
Gouan, 1770

Trachipterus is a genus of ribbonfishes.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Trachipterus in FishBase . April 2012 version.