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Regalecus caudatus
Synonym for Regalecus russellii (Cuvier, 1816)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
junior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Tentatively placed as a junior synonym for the specimen is a small juvenile (characters not diagnostic). The counts of dorsal fin rays and vertebrae to the vent should provide identification as either R. russellii or R. glesne (Ref. 92949).
  Etymology of generic noun  
Latin, regalis = belonging to a king (Ref. 45335).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS