![]() Its coloration is silvery with dark markings, and its fins are red. ![]() Its shape is ribbon-like, narrow laterally, with a dorsal fin along its entire length, stubby pectoral fins, and long, oar-shaped pelvic fins, from which its common name is derived. Other common names include Pacific oarfish, king of herrings, ribbonfish, and streamer fish. It is an oceanodromous species with a worldwide distribution, excluding polar regions. The giant oarfish ( Regalecus glesne) is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae. Cephalepis octomaculatus Rafinesque, 1810.
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