Zu (fish)

Zu is a small genus of ribbonfishes with currently two recognized species:[1]

  • Zu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819) (scalloped ribbonfish)
  • Zu elongatus Heemstra & Kannemeyer, 1984 (taper-tail ribbonfish)

Zu
Taper tail ribbonfish (Z. elongatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Lampriformes
Family:
Trachipteridae
Genus:
Zu

Walters & Fitch, 1960
Species

Z. cristatus
Z. elongatus

The scalloped ribbonfish is found around the oceans of the world in the tropical latitudes, but the taper-tail ribbonfish is limited to the southeast Atlantic.

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Zu in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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