Telescopefish

The telescopefish, or giganturas, comprise a genus, Gigantura, of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish in the family Giganturidae. Though rarely captured, they are found in cold, deep tropical to subtropical waters worldwide.

Gigantura chuni

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Gigantura chuni A. B. Brauer, 1901 (giant gigantura)
• Gigantura indica A. B. Brauer, 1901 (telescopefish)

Related pages

• Bowfin
• Atractosteus
• Atractosteus africanus
• List of fish common names
• List of prehistoric bony fish genera

References

1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Gigantura in FishBase. April 2012 version.