Zu | |
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Scalloped Ribbonfish (Z. cristatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Trachipteridae |
Genus: |
Zu Walters & Fitch, 1960 |
Species | |
Z. cristatus |
Z. cristatus
Z. elongatus
Zu is a small genus of ribbonfishes with currently two recognized species:
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.