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 | |
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| Scalloped ribbonfish (Z. cristatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lampriformes |
| Family: | Trachipteridae |
| Genus: | Zu Walters & Fitch, 1960 |
| Species | |
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Z. cristatus
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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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Zu in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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