Giant oarfish
Regalecus glesne
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Regalecus glesne
- Class
- Teleost
- Order
- Lampriformes
- Family
- Oarfish
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Size
- Huge (over 4 m)
- Active
- Day and night
- Continent
- Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- It swims by rippling its long dorsal fin, often hanging head-up in the water.
- Its snake-like body, reaching about 8 metres, may be the source of some sea serpent tales.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q310390 · All animals · All entries