Lophotus lacepede

Author
Bosc, 1817
Common Names
  • Crested Oarfish
  • Crested Bandfish
  • Crestfish
  • Oarfish
  • Unicorn Fish

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Min Depth
100 meters
Max Depth
1000 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Worldwide. Florida to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • mesopelagic
References

  • Goin, C. J., and D. S. Erdman. 1951. The crested oarfish, Lophotus lacepedei, from Florida, first record for the western North Atlantic. Copeia 1951: 285–288.

  • McEachran, J. D., and J. D. Fechhelm. 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas. 1112 p.

  • Olney, J. E. 2002b. Lophotidae. Pp. 954–955 in K. E. Carpenter, ed. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 2. Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. FAO, Rome.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-10-2024.

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