Lancetfish
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For the United States Navy submarine, see USS Lancetfish (SS-296).
Lancetfishes are large oceanic predatory fishes in the genus Alepisaurus ("scaleless lizard") in the monogeneric family Alepisauridae.[2]
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Lancetfishes | |
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Longnose lancetfish, Alepisaurus ferox | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Aulopiformes |
Family: | Alepisauridae Swainson, 1839 |
Genus: | Alepisaurus R. T. Lowe, 1833 |
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Lancetfishes grow up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length. Very little is known about their biology, though they are widely distributed in all oceans, except the polar seas.[3] Specimens have been recorded as far north as Greenland.[4] They are often caught as bycatch by vessels long-lining for tuna.
The generic name is from Greek a- meaning "without", lepis meaning "scale", and sauros meaning "lizard".