Telescopefish

The telescopefish, or giganturas, comprise a genus, Gigantura, of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish in the family Giganturidae. Though rarely captured, they are found in cold, deep tropical to subtropical waters worldwide.

 Species 
The currently recognized species in this genus are:

 Gigantura chuni A. B. Brauer, 1901 (giant gigantura)
 Gigantura indica A. B. Brauer, 1901 (telescopefish)

 Related pages 

 Bowfin
 Atractosteus
 Atractosteus africanus
 List of fish common names
 List of prehistoric bony fish genera

 References 

 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Gigantura in FishBase. April 2012 version.

Category:Ray-finned fish