Tapertail (Radiicephalus elongatus)

Scientific name: Radiicephalus elongatus Os?rio, 1917

Tapertail (Radiicephalus elongatus)

The Tapertail (Radiicephalus elongatus) is a marine fish of the family Radiicephalidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, off Morocco and the Azores southward to Cape Point, South Africa. Eastern Pacific: present in the California Current region.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 152-160; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 114 - 121. Body and tail silvery in color; dorsal base blackish. Branchiostegal rays: 4-6. Pelvic fins absent in adults.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Radiicephalus elongatus
Family
Radiicephalidae (Tapertails)
Order
Lampriformes (Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
76.0
Depth range
570 m (1870 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 570 - ? m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off Morocco and the Azores southward to Cape Point, South Africa. Eastern Pacific: present in the California Current region.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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