Zu (fish)

Zu is a small genus of ribbonfishes with currently two recognized species:

Zu
Scalloped ribbonfish (Z. cristatus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Trachipteridae
Genus: Zu
Walters & Fitch, 1960
Species

Z. cristatus
Z. elongatus

The scalloped ribbonfish is found around the oceans of the world in the tropical latitudes, but the taper-tail ribbonfish is limited to the southeast Atlantic.

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