Lampridiformes

The lampridiformes (or lampriformes) are fish belonging to the class of the Actinoptérygiens. This order includes/understands approximately twenty-five species of which in particular the régalec or the opah , divided into seven families: Lamprididae, Lophotidae, Radiicephalidae, Regalecidae, Stylephoridae, Trachipteridae, Veliferidae. Although the shape of the body is very variable according to the species, they present nevertheless common characters.

Tree taxinomic

Order Lampriformes

Family Lamprididae

Kind Lampris

Lampris guttatus
Lampris immaculatus

Family Lophotidae

Kind Eumecichthys

Eumecichthys fiski

Kind Lophotus

Lophotus capellei
Lophotus lacepede

Family Radiicephalidae

Kind Radiicephalus

Radiicephalus elongatus

Family Regalecidae

Kind Agrostichthys

Agrostichthys parkeri

Kind Regalecus

Regalecus glesne
Regalecus kinoi
Regalecus russelii

Family Stylephoridae Swainson, 1839

Kind Stylephorus

Stylephorus chordatus

Family Trachipteridae '

Kind Desmodema

Desmodema lorum

Desmodema polystictum

Kind Trachipterus

Trachipterus altivelis

Trachipterus arawatae

Trachipterus arcticus

Trachipterus fukuzakii

Trachipterus ishikawae

Trachipterus trachypterus

Kind Zu

Zu cristatus

Zu elongatus

Family Veliferidae

Kind Metavelifer

Metavelifer multiradiatus

Kind Velifer

Velifer hypselopterus

External bonds

Fish Bases: Lampriformes
YouTube: Video of a régalec

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