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Image Bank - Fishes

Louvar, Adult

Reference

IB3048

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Louvar - LUVARIDAE

Common Name

Louvar, Adult

Scientific Name

Luvarus imperialis

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

The Louvar is a large, solitary, pelagic fish that roams the vast expanses of the open ocean. It can reach over 2 m in length. The species produces perhaps the highest number of eggs of all fishes - a large female was found to contain an estimated 47 million eggs.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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