Skip to main content
Log in

Anatomy and physiology of the digestive system of the oarfish Regalecus russellii (Lampridiformes: Regalecidae)

  • News and Comments
  • Published:
Ichthyological Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Fig. 1

References

  • Endo Y (1984) Daytime surface swarming of Euphausia pacifica (Crustacea: Euphausiacea) in the Sanriku coastal waters of northeastern Japan. Mar Biol 79:269−276

  • Hancock A, Embleton D (1849) Account of a ribbon-fish (Gymnetrus) taken off the coast of Northumberland. Ann Mag Nat Hist, 2nd series, 4:1−18, pls 1−2

  • Mori T (1956) Notes on a rare fish Regalecus russellii (Shaw), Regalecidae, from southern Japan Sea. Rep Hyogo Univ (Agric Serv; Nat Sci) 2:33−36

  • Roberts TR (2012) Systematics, biology, and distribution of the species of the oceanic oarfish genus Regalecus. (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Regalecidae). French National Museum of Natural History, Paris

  • Runcie RM, Dewar H, Hawn DR, Francis LR (2009) Evidence for cranial endothermy in the opah (Lampris guttatus). J Exp Biol 212:461–470

  • Wegner NC, Snodgrass OE, Dewar H, Hyde JR (2015) Whole-body endothermy in a mesopelagic fish, the opah, Lampris guttatus. Science 348:786−789

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Tyson R. Roberts.

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Roberts, T.R. Anatomy and physiology of the digestive system of the oarfish Regalecus russellii (Lampridiformes: Regalecidae). Ichthyol Res 64, 475–477 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-017-0574-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-017-0574-7

Keywords

Navigation