Sailfin moonfishes are a small family, Veliferidae, of lampriform fishes found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Unlike other lampriforms, they live in shallow, coastal waters, of less than 100 m (330 ft) depth, rather than in the deep ocean. They are also much smaller than most of their relatives, up to 30 cm (12 in) in length, and have deep, rather than elongated, bodies. They are characterised by their ability to retract the anterior rays of their dorsal and anal fins into a sheath.[1]
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Sailfin moonfishes are a small family, Veliferidae, of lampriform fishes found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Unlike other lampriforms, they...
too, ranging from less than 30 cm (12 in) in the sailfin moonfishes (Veliferidae) to Regalecus glesne, the longest of all living bony fishes, which may...
Nardovelifer altipinnis, gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Veliferidae)". St Ric Giac Terz Bolca. 8: 11–27. Paleontology portal v t e v t e...
centimetres (16 in) TL. This species, like the other one in the family Veliferidae, is monotypic in its genus. It is of minor importance in commercial fisheries...
portal Carnevale, Giorgio (2018). "A sailfin velifer (Lampridiformes, Veliferidae) fish from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy". Boll. Della Soc. Paleontol...
†Veronavelifer Genus †Wettonius Family Lampridae Family †Turkmenidae Family Veliferidae Suborder Taeniosomi Family Lophotidae Family Radiicephalidae Family Trachipteridae...
Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species, like the other one in the family Veliferidae, is monotypic of its genus. It grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in)...
This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase. Albula vulpes translated "Thapi_Lesapo" by Mr Jasson Kemiso Mudongo, a young...
Carnevale; Alexandre F. Bannikov (2018). "A sailfin velifer (Lampridiformes, Veliferidae) fish from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy". Bollettino della Società...
unterfeldensis, gen. et sp. nov., a sailfin velifer fish (Lampridiformes, Veliferidae) from the Oligocene of the Unterfeld ("Frauenweiler") clay pit". PalZ...
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