Fish of the Lophotus genus of the Lophotidae (Crestfishes) family of the Taeniosomi suborder of the Lampriformes order of the Lampridiomorpha superorder.
(Crested oarfish. Picture by © animaldiversity.org)
Crested oarfish (Lophotus lacepede) was first described in 1809 by the Italian zoologist Michel-Esprit Giorna.
It is a bathypelagic species. It inhabits the depths of up to 92 meters. The maximum length is 200 cm, specimens up to 100 cm are more common. It’s an individual predator. It feeds on fish and squid.
(Crested oarfish. Photo by © S. Ragonese. fishbase.org)
Several occurrences of the fish were recorded in the Adriatic Sea.
Names of crested oarfish (Lophotus lacepede) in other languages are as follows:
Λοφιόψαρο (Ljofiopsaro) (Greek), Unicornio (Spanish), Pesce liocorno (Italian), Einhornfisch (German), Восточноатлантический лофот (Vostochnoatlanticheskiy lofot) (Russian), Jedroglavka (Croatian, Serbian), Tepeli kağıt balığı (Turkish), Poisson-ruban licorne (French).