King-of-the-salmon

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King-of-the-salmon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Lampriformes Family: Trachipteridae Genus: Trachipterus Species: T. altivelis
Binomial name
Trachipterus altivelis (Kner, 1859)

King-of-the-salmon, Trachipterus altivelis, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae. Found off the Pacific shore of North and South America from Alaska to Chile, generally at a depth of over 1,500 feet (460 m), it has a long tapering grey body with red fins and large eyes. The anal fin is absent. It grows to 183 cm.^[1][2]

[edit] References

1. ^ "Trachipterus altivelis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
2. ^ Family Trachipteridae - ribbonfishes. Retrieved on 29 Jul 2006.

[edit] External links

• King-of-the-salmon washes ashore in Oregon (with photo)