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Regalecus russelii, or Russell's oarfish, is a species of oarfish in the family Regalecidae. [1] It is a broadly-distributed marine fish, found in waters in the bathypelagic zone. [ 2 ] R. russelii is a scaleless, elongate and ribbonlike fish, growing up to 8 meters in length.
The oarfish inhabits the epipelagic to mesopelagic ocean layers, ranging from 250 meters (660 ft) to 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) and is rarely seen on the surface. A few have been found still barely alive, but usually if one floats to the surface, it dies due to depressurisation. At the depths the oarfish live, there are few or no currents.
A rare deep-sea fish was recently found on a beach in Mexico. Video from Feb. 9 showed the long, silvery fish washing onto the shores of Playa El Quemado, a beach in Baja California Sur.
The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne) is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae. It is an oceanodromous species with a worldwide distribution, excluding polar regions. Other common names include Pacific oarfish, king of herrings, ribbonfish, and streamer fish. R. glesne is the world's longest ray-finned fish.
A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot ...
An oarfish was first found in the area in August. It was around 12ft long and weighed more than 30kg. ... “We are fortunate to have a large community of researchers and world-class collection ...
Lampriformes / ˈ l æ m p r ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of ray-finned fish.Members are collectively called lamprids (which is more properly used for the Lampridae) or lampriforms, and unite such open-ocean and partially deep-sea Teleostei as the crestfishes, oarfish, opahs, and ribbonfishes.
An oarfish that gets caught in a current and is taken up to the surface doesn't have a good way to get back down. "If you are a fish that lives in the deep and you got stuck on the surface, you're ...