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California Records of the Oarfish, Regalecus russelii (Cuvier, 1816) (Actinopterygii: Regalecidae)

2018; Southern California Academy of Sciences; Volume: 117; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3160/3294.1

2162-4534

Richard F. Feeney, Robert N. Lea,

Genetic diversity and population structure

Recent oarfish strandings in California have generated enormous interest.Garfishes are iconic and have been feared as 'sea monsters or serpents' in the past and 'harbingers of earthquakes' more recently.The amount of media coverage and subsequent misconcep¬ tions has motivated us to document the California stranding records as best we can based on the most reliable information.Most accounts over the last century have regarded Regalecus as monotypic, as R.