Unicornfish (Lophotus capellei)

Scientific name: Lophotus capellei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

Unicornfish (Lophotus capellei)

The Unicornfish (Lophotus capellei) is a marine fish of the family Lophotidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Widely distributed in warm waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lophotus capellei
Family
Lophotidae (Crestfishes)
Order
Lampriformes (Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
200
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Widely distributed in warm waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.
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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