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Roosterfish

Nematistius pectoralis Gill, 1862

Status not recordedbony fish

The roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis) is a species in the family Nematistiidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the roosterfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the roosterfish live?

Not recorded

Is the roosterfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the roosterfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyNematistiidae
  6. genusNematistius
  7. SpeciesNematistius pectoralis Gill, 1862
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Rooster tailEnglish
  • kohoutovcovitíCzech
  • HanefiskDanish
  • papagalloSpanish
  • PlumièreFrench
  • ルースターフィッシュJapanese
  • Carapau-crista-de-galoPortuguese
  • Длиннопёрая ставридаRussian
  • 絲帆魚Chinese
  • kohoutovec dlouhoploutvýCzech
  • Pez GalloSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the roosterfish

Other species in the same genus Nematistius.

CompareRoosterfish vs Seriolophus carangoides

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the roosterfish?

The roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis) belongs to the family Nematistiidae in the order Carangiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/roosterfish

MLA

“Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/roosterfish.

BibTeX
@misc{roosterfish_2026,
  title = {Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roosterfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}