Family Regalecidae - Oarfishes
  Order
:
  Class
:
Actinopterygii
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 2 | Species : 3 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
    upper   Pliocene
Ref..   Roberts, T.R. 2012
  Remark
:
Distribution: all oceans (Ref. 7463). Distinguished by extremely long body, reduction of pelvic fins to one elongate ray per fin which originates from the thorax and extends posteriorly to the vent, and dorsal fin positioned posterior to vent (Ref. 92949). Dorsal fin base very long, with origin well behind tip of snout. First few dorsal fin rays bright red and longer than remaining fin rays. Without anal fin. Scaleless. Small-eyed. Toothless. No swim bladder. Number of gill rakers variable. About 8 m maximum length (Ref. 7463). Autotomy of the posterior end of the body unique amongst lampridiforms (Ref. 92949).
  Etymology
:
Latin, regalis = royal ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Lampridacea | Lampridiformes | Regalecidae

Show species images | Show valid names | Nominal species list | Identification keys | CAS specimen photos | References

 
Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
Glossary
[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Regalecidae as currently in FishBase

Important recommendation:

The list below must not be used as an authority reference synonymy list like those found in scientific published revisions, which must be the source to be used and cited eventually when they exist.

Rather, it reflects the current content of FishBase, and the progress with respect to synchronization with the Catalog of Fishes. However, we think it can be useful for users to assess the quality of information in FishBase, to start new work on the family, or to cross-check with other lists.

But we appreciate to be cited in publications when this list has been of any working value. In particular, for published scientific, we suggest then to cite it in the Material and Method section as a useful tool to conduct the research, but again, not as a taxonomic or nomenclatural authority reference.

Unless it is explicitly precised, the list is not complete, please search all original names published for the family in the Catalog of Fishes (genera, species), including those with uncertain or unknown status, that are not included in FishBase when they are not attached to a valid species.

This list uses some data from Catalog of Fishes (not shown but used to sort names).

In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status;   2: Different status;   3: Other combination;   4: Synonym in CofF;   5: Species/Subspecies issue;   6: Synonym of another species in CofF;   7: Not in CofF;   8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).

The list ordered as follows:

Please send comments and corrections if you detect errors or missing names.

Show all | Show only accepted name | Show only accepted and original names
Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination CofF
Regalecus glesne Ascanius, 1772
acceptedseniororiginal2
! Regalecius glesne Ascanius, 1772
synonymseniororiginal
Regalecus remipes Brünnich, 1788
synonymjuniororiginal2
Cepola gladius Walbaum, 1792
synonymjuniororiginal2
Gymnetrus grillii Lindroth, 1798
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
Cephalepis octomaculatus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
Gymnetrus gladius Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal2
Gymnetrus telum Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal2
Gymnetrus banksii Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal2
Regalecus banksii (Valenciennes, 1835)
synonymjuniornew
Gymnetrus capensis Valenciennes, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal2
Regalecus jonesii Newman, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal1
Regalecus masterii De Vis, 1892
synonymjuniororiginal2
Regalecus russelii (Cuvier, 1816)
acceptedseniornew
synonymotheroriginal
Gymnetrus russelii Cuvier, 1816
synonymseniororiginal2
! Regalecus russellii (Cuvier, 1816)
synonymseniornew
Gymnetrus hawkenii Bloch, 1795
synonymjuniororiginal2
! Gymnetrus hawkinsii Bloch, 1795
synonymjuniororiginal
Regalecus caudatus Zugmayer, 1914
synonymjuniororiginal2
Regalecus woodjonesi Whitley, 1933
synonymotheroriginal2
Regalecus kinoi Castro-Aguirre, Arvizu-Martinez & Alarcón-Gonzalez, 1991
synonymjuniororiginal2
Agrostichthys parkeri (Benham, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
Regalecus parkeri Benham, 1904
synonymseniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
php script by celloran, 04/03/10, last modified by cmilitante, 29/11/12