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Oarfish Regalecus glesne
At up to 36 ft (11 m) in length, the oarfish is the longest bony fish known to science and is thought to be responsible for many sea serpent legends.
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Oarfish Regalecus glesne
Oarfish, Regalecus glesne (Ascanius, 1772)
Obese Dragonfish, Opostomias micripnus
Obese Dragonfish, Opostomias micripnus (Günther, 1878)
Obituary. Professor Henry O.A. Meyer ...
Among the largest actinopterygians are the pirarucu (also known as giant arapaima , up to 2.5m in length) in freshwater and the black marlin (up to 900kg) in saltwater; the longest is the oarfish , Lampris immaculatus, ...
The bony fish it feeds on include lancetfish, oarfish, barracuda, jacks, dolphinfish, marlin, tuna, and mackerel. Its method of obtaining food often includes biting into a group of fish, or swimming through schools of tuna with an open mouth.
LAMPRIFORMES
opahs, velifers, crestfishes, tapertails, ribbonfishes, oarfishes, thread-tails
POLYMIXIIFORMES
beardfishes ...
Extant species can range in size from Paedocypris, at 8 millimetres (0.31 in), to the massive Ocean Sunfish, at 2,300 kilograms (5,100 lb), and the long-bodied Oarfish, to at least 11 metres (36 ft).
Regalecus glesne, Oarfish
Renilla reniformis, Sea Pansy
Rhinomuraena quaesita, Ribbon Moray
Rhinopias eschmeyeri, Eschmeyer's Scorpionfish
Rhinopias frondosa, Weedy Scorpionfish
Rhinopias aphanes, Merlet's Scorpionfish ...
 See also: Shark, Squid, Sunfish, Whale, Dragonfish
  
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