Zu | |
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Scalloped ribbonfish (Z. cristatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Trachipteridae |
Genus: | Zu Walters & Fitch, 1960 |
Species | |
Z. cristatus |
Zu is a small genus of ribbonfishes with currently two recognized species: [1]
The scalloped ribbonfish is found around the oceans of the world in the tropical latitudes, but the taper-tail ribbonfish is limited to the southeast Atlantic.
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Zu or ZU may refer to:
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The ribbonfish are any lampriform fishes in the family Trachipteridae. These pelagic fish are named for their slim, ribbon-like appearance. They are rarely seen alive, as they typically live in deep waters, though are not bottom feeders. The perciform fish known as the red bandfish is sometimes referred to as ribbonfish, but it is unrelated to any ribbonfish in the Trachipteridae.
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Zu cristatus, the scalloped ribbonfish, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae found circumglobally in all oceans at tropical latitudes, at depths down to 90 m. Its length is up to 118 cm.
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Trachipterus arcticus is a species of ribbonfish found predominantly in the North Atlantic Ocean, with one report from the Mediterranean Sea. They are rarely encountered by humans due to their deep-sea habitat and the fact that they are of no commercial value. This species is commonly referred to as the dealfish to differentiate it from the nine other ribbonfish species in the family Trachipteridae.
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Zu elongatus, the taper-tail ribbonfish, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Trachipteridae. The species distribution is likely in temperate and tropical waters in all oceans, but has only been occurred in the Atlantic and Pacific off Namibia, the western Cape coast, and New Zealand. It inhabits mesopelagic waters up to 1200 meters below sea level. Other common names include the scalloped dealfish and spitsstert-lintvis in Afrikaans.