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Telescopefish are small, deep-sea aulopiform fish comprising the small family Giganturidae. The two known species are within the genus ''Gigantura''. Though rarely captured, they are found in cold, deep tropical to subtropical waters worldwide. The common name of these fish is related to their bizarre, tubular eyes. The genus name ''Gigantura'' refers to the Gigantes, a race of giants in Greek mythology—coupled with the suffix ''oura'', meaning "tail", thus ''Gigantura'' refers to the greatly elongated, ribbon-like lower half of the tailfin that may comprise over half of the total body length. ==Species== The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''Gigantura chuni'' A. B. Brauer, 1901 (gigantura) * ''Gigantura indica'' A. B. Brauer, 1901 (telescopefish) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「telescopefish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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