Radiicephalus elongatus

The tapertail, Radiicephalus elongatus, is a species of marine fish found in the central and eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific. This species grows to 76 cm (30 in) in total length. It is the only known species in the genus Radiicephalus and the family Radiicephalidae.

Radiicephalus elongatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Lampriformes
Family:
Radiicephalidae
Genus:
Radiicephalus

Osório, 1917
Species:
R. elongatus
Binomial name
Radiicephalus elongatus
Osório, 1917

References
  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2015. Radiicephalus elongatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T21112632A21911475. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21112632A21911475.en. Downloaded on 20 July 2020.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Radiicephalus elongatus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
  • "Radiicephalus Osório, 1917". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
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