Trachipterus trachypterus

Trachipterus trachypterus, the Mediterranean dealfish, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae, found in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. Its length is up to 3 m.

Trachipterus trachypterus
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lampriformes
Family:	Trachipteridae
Genus:	Trachipterus
Species:	T. trachypterus
Binomial name
Trachipterus trachypterus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)