luvar

fish
Also known as: Luvarus imperialis

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annotated classification

  • bluefin tuna
    In perciform: Annotated classification

    Family Luvaridae (luvar) 1 species (Luvarus imperialis); rare; resembles a dolphinfish (family Coryphaenidae) in its very high forehead and its eye placed low almost on level with its mouth; mouth small, toothless; body deep, laterally compressed; a fleshy keel on each side of caudal peduncle; pelagic in…

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