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Zu (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Trachipteridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Lampriformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Scientific name
  
Zu

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Scalloped ribbonfish, Lampriformes, Desmodema, Ribbonfish, Trachipterus

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

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

    • 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

    Zu (genus) Wikipedia
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