Trachipterus is a genus of ribbonfishes.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Trachipterus altivelis Kner, 1859 (King-of-the-salmon) Trachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1771) (Dealfish) Trachipterus fukuzakii Fitch, 1964 (Tapertail ribbonfish) Trachipterus ishikawae D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (Slender ribbonfish) Trachipterus jacksonensis (E. P. Ramsay, 1881) (Blackflash ribbonfish) Trachipterus trachypterus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Mediterranean dealfish) The only known fossil species is Trachipterus mauritanicus Carnevale, 2004 from the latest Miocene (Messinian) of Algeria.
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