Trachipterus trachypterus

Trachipterus trachypterus
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Trachipteridae
Genus: Trachipterus
Species: T. trachypterus
Binomial name
Trachipterus trachypterus
(J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Trachipterus trachypterus, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae, found in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. Its length is up to 3 m.

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