Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Lampriformes > Family Regalecidae > Genus Regalecus

Regalecus glesne Ascanius, 1772

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Regalecus*	Ascanius, 1772	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): sildekonge sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: sildekonge sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: oarfish; ribbon-fish sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS);Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A): 1-37

English-United States: Oarfish sources: Charles Hussey

Greek: Βασιλιάς των ρεγγών sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: sildekonge

Norwegian Nynorsk: sildekonge

Nynorsk (Norwegian): sildekonge sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: sillkung sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: buyuk kurdela baligi

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
basis of record	Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
additional source	Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A): 1-37
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	Fishbase
additional source	Ascanius, P. 1767-1805. Icones rerum naturalium, ou figures enluminées d'histoire naturelle du Nord. Copenhagen, 1767-1806. 5 parts, 36 pp., 50 pls. Pt. 1 (1867), 22 pp., Pls. 1-10; 2 (1772), 8 pp., Pls. 11-20; 3 (1775), 6 pp., Pls. 21-30; 4 (1777), 6 pp., Pls. 31-40; 5 (1805), 8 pp., Pls. 41-50.
additional source	Roberts, C.; Stewart, A.; Francis, M. (2009). Marine fishes (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp

Genbank

Taxonomy

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External Links

Link To FishBase
Link To GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2012). Regalecus glesne Ascanius, 1772. In: Nicolas Bailly (2012). FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2012) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126525