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| Cetomimus | |
|---|---|
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| C. gillii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Cetomimidae |
| Genus: | Cetomimus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1895 |
Cetomimus is a genus of flabby whalefishes.
Species
[edit]There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cetomimus compunctus T. Abe, Marumo & Kawaguchi, 1965
- Cetomimus craneae Harry, 1952
- Cetomimus gillii Goode & T. H. Bean, 1895
- Cetomimus hempeli Maul, 1969
- Cetomimus kerdops A. E. Parr, 1934
- Cetomimus paxtoni Kobyliansky, Gordeeva & Mishin 2023[2]
- Cetomimus picklei (Gilchrist, 1922)
- Cetomimus teevani Harry, 1952
See also
[edit]Video of a whalefish from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cetomimus". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CETOMIMIDAE Goode & Bean 1895 (Whalefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ Whalefish, Cetomimus sp. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). 2017-03-30.
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