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SpeciesLampriformesRegalecidae
Fish

🐟Giant oarfish

Regalecus glesne Ascanius, 1772

The giant oarfish is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae. It is an oceanodromous species with a worldwide distribution, excluding polar regions. Other common names include Pacific oarfish, king of herrings, and ribbonfish.

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Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.

Population trendUnknown
Key measurements
Body mass
272 kg
Body length
3 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Facts and figures

Everything we know about the Giant oarfish

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Body mass
272 kgmaximum recorded
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Body length
3 mrecord 8 m · FishBasetypical adult
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Record: largest individual on record

Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Trophic level
3.2
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Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 3.2 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Volume l
272 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Giant oarfish yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderLampriformes
  4. ›familyRegalecidae
  5. ›genusRegalecus
  6. ›speciesRegalecus glesne
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. orderLampriformes
  3. familyRegalecidae
  4. genusRegalecus
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderAcanthomorphata
  10. orderLampriformes
  11. familyRegalecidae
  12. genusRegalecus
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Regaleco (pt), Wstęgor królewski (pl), régalec (fr), сельдяной король (ru), ปลาออร์ (th), airokala (fi) … and 19 more languages

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