Trachipterus
Genus of fishes
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Trachipterus is a genus of ribbonfishes.
| Trachipterus Temporal range: | |
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| Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lampriformes |
| Family: | Trachipteridae |
| Genus: | Trachipterus Gouan, 1770 |
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Trachipterus altivelis Kner, 1859 (King-of-the-salmon)
- Trachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1771) (Dealfish)
- Trachipterus fukuzakii Fitch, 1964 (Tapertail ribbonfish)
- Trachipterus ishikawae D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (Slender ribbonfish)
- Trachipterus jacksonensis (E. P. Ramsay, 1881) (Blackflash ribbonfish)
- Trachipterus trachypterus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Mediterranean dealfish)
The only known fossil species is Trachipterus mauritanicus Carnevale, 2004 from the latest Miocene (Messinian) of Algeria.[2]
