Radiicephalus
Sign in to saveRadiicephalus is a genus of fishes in the monotypic family Radiicephalidae. It was formerly thought to be a monotypic genus, comprising the single species Radiicephalus elongatus, commonly known as tapertail, until the 2018 description of Radiicephalus kessinger. It is a marine fish found in the central and eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific Ocean. This species grows to in total length.
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It is catalogued under topics including Fish described in 1917, IUCN Red List least concern species and Lampriformes.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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Radiicephalus is a genus of fishes in the monotypic family Radiicephalidae. It was formerly thought to be a monotypic genus, comprising the single species Radiicephalus elongatus, commonly known as tapertail, until the 2018 description of Radiicephalus kessinger. It is a marine fish found in the central and eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific Ocean. This species grows to in total length.
== Species == There are currently two valid described species: Radiicephalus elongatus Radiicephalus kessinger
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