luvar

Luvarus imperialis

Juveniles bear spines near tails

Cross-climate
Temperate
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

The louvar or luvar (Luvarus imperialis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, it is the only extant species in the genus Luvarus and family Luvaridae. This taxon is classified within the suborder Acanthuroidei, which includes the surgeonfish, of the order Acanthuriformes, and is the only pelagic species of this order. The juvenile form has a pair of spines near the base of the tail, like the surgeonfish, though they are lost in the adult.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Luvaridae
Genus: Luvarus
Maximum length: 200 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in temperate and tropical waters (Ref. 47377 ). Western Atlantic: USA and eastern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 7251 ). Eastern Atlantic: Bergen, Norway to Madeira and near the Azores, including western Mediterranean; west of Cape Point, South Africa (Ref. 6657 ). Western Pacific: Japan, Australia, and New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). Eastern Pacific: Oregon, USA to Chile (Ref. 2850 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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