Telescopefish
The telescopefish, or giganturas, comprise a genus, Gigantura, of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish in the family Giganturidae. Though rarely captured, they are found in cold, deep tropical to subtropical waters worldwide.
Species
[change | change source]The currently recognized species in this genus are:
- Gigantura chuni A. B. Brauer, 1901 (giant gigantura)
- Gigantura indica A. B. Brauer, 1901 (telescopefish)
Related pages
[change | change source]- Bowfin
- Atractosteus
- Atractosteus africanus
- List of fish common names
- List of prehistoric bony fish genera
References
[change | change source]- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Gigantura in FishBase. April 2012 version.