Blackflash ribbonfish (Trachipterus jacksonensis)

General data
- Main name: Blackflash ribbonfish
- Local names: Southern Ribbonfish
- Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, South America, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Trachipterus - Trachipterus
- Family: Trachipteridae - Ribbonfishes
- Order: Lampriformes - Lamprids
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Large oceanic fishes with brilliant silvery skin and bright red fins. Southern Ribbonfish have a long, compressed body that tapers to a very narrow tail base, large eyes, a large very protrusible mouth, and a long-based dorsal fin extending from the top of head with a high crest at the front in young. Juveniles have a large red caudal fin, and long, fan-like pelvic fins that reduce with growth to become small tubercles in adults. They also have several large black blotches or spots on the side: usually 3-4 above the lateral line, and 1-2 below.