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Giant Oarfish

Fish

The giant oarfish is a species of oarfish in the family Regalecidae, with an oceanodromous, worldwide distribution excluding polar regions. Other common names for the species include Pacific oarfish, king of herrings and ribbonfish.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 6
Scientific Name
Regalecus glesne 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Actinopterygii, Taxa
Source Giant oarfish (Wikidata)

In Biome

Open Ocean, Biomes
Source FishBase: Regalecus glesne (FishBase)
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Found In

Togo

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Sources
1. FishBase: Regalecus glesne food items
FishBaseFood items table
Quote, Food items table
nekton finfish bony fish iniomous fishes Papua New Guin. juv./adults nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unidentified small fish (not available) juv./adults
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2. Wikipedia: Giant oarfish
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Its physical characteristics and undulating mode of swimming have led to speculation that it might be the source of many "sea serpent" sightings.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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3. FishBase: Regalecus glesne (FishBase)
FishBase
  • Human uses
    Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
  • In Biome: Open Ocean, Environment: pelagic-oceanic
    Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
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4. Giant oarfish (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q310390 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Actinopterygii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Regalecus glesne
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
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