Scientific Name	Regalecus russelii   Pronounce			by:
Author	(Cuvier, 1816)	Depth	20 - 1000M
Chinese	勒氏皇帶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	皇帶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F207　Regalecidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	勒氏皇帶魚
Max Length	800 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	皇帶魚、龍宮使者、白龍王、龍王魚、鯡魚王、地震魚、皇帝魚（嘉義）
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、North East
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Original locality: Vizagapatam, India. Neotype loacality: Shikoku, Tosa Bay, Japan
Synonyms	Gymnetrus hawkenii, Gymnetrus hawkinsii, Gymnetrus russelii, Regalecus caudatus, Regalecus glesne pacificus, Regalecus kinoi, Regalecus russellii, Regalecus woodjonesi
Reference	Roberts, T. R. 2012. Systematics, biology, and distribution of the species of the oceanic oarfish genus Regalecus (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Regalecidae). Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 202: 1-268.  Robert F. Hutton 1961 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0060539. ASIZP0060540. ASIZP0060666. ASIZP0067242. ASIZP0802197. ASIZP0912197.
Barcode	2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Oarfish; King-of-the-Herring
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body extremely elongate, compressed. Upper jaw highly protrusible, maxilla broad; teeth minute in both jaws. Dorsal fin very long, extending along entire body to tail; First 8 to 10 dorsal-fin extremely elongate, consisting of 4 to 6 elongate, flexible spines, inserting above eye; tptal dorsal-fin rays 345-365. Anal fin absent. Caudal fin usually absent in large specimens. Pelvic-fin rays have specialized sensory capability, with cells that resemble taste-buds on their fleshy tabs. Scales absent, except for tubular lateral-line scales. Body silver with obliqe dusky bars; fins deep, crimson-red.
habitats	A rare species mainly offshore, sometimes drifting to coastal regions. Feed on deep sea shrimps, small fish,and squid. The eggs are free-floating, large, and red. Little known of their habits and reproductive ecology.
Distribution	May be in Indo-Pacific. It very rare and only found in northwestern and eastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial importance.