Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Zu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819)

cardenal, cinta, flema, flemma, listoncillo festón, scalloped ribbonfish

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Lampriformes

Family
Trachipteridae

Genus
Zu

Species
cristatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Circumtropical

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Zu cristatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13052. Accessed 4 November 2026.