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The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne), also called the king of herrings, is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae. It is an oceanodromous species with a worldwide distribution, excluding polar regions.R. glesne is the world's longest bony fish. Its shape is ribbon-like, narrow laterally, with a dorsal fin along its entire length, stubby pectoral fins, and long, oar-shaped pelvic fins, from which its common name is derived.

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  • The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne), also called the king of herrings, is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae. It is an oceanodromous species with a worldwide distribution, excluding polar regions.R. glesne is the world's longest bony fish. Its shape is ribbon-like, narrow laterally, with a dorsal fin along its entire length, stubby pectoral fins, and long, oar-shaped pelvic fins, from which its common name is derived.
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  • Giant oarfish
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  • *Cephalepis octomaculatus (Rafinesque, 1810)
  • *Cepola gladius (Walbaum, 1792)
  • *Gymnetrus ascanii (Shaw, 1803)
  • *Gymnetrus banksii (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • *Gymnetrus capensis (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • *Gymnetrus gladius (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • *Gymnetrus grillii (Lindroth, 1798)
  • *Gymnetrus hawkenii (Bloch, 1795)
  • *Gymnetrus longiradiatus (Risso, 1820)
  • *Gymnetrus telum (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • *Regalecus banksii (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • *Regalecus caudatus (Zugmayer, 1914)
  • *Regalecus jonesii (Newman, 1860)
  • *Regalecus masterii (De Vis, 1891)
  • *Regalecus pacificus (Haast, 1878)
  • *Regalecus remipes (Brünnich, 1788)
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