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Gigantura Brauer 1901 giganteus (L.), gigantic; ura, from ourá (οὐρά), tail, referring to greatly elongated, ribbon-like lower half of caudal fin, comprising half or more of body length

Gigantura chuni Brauer 1901 in honor of German marine biologist Carl Chun (1852–1914), who led the deep-sea Valdivia expedition during which holotype was collected

Gigantura indica Brauer 1901 –ica (L.), belonging to: Indian Ocean, type locality (but circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas)