Cetomimus
Appearance
Cetomimus | |
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C. gillii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
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 picklei (Gilchrist, 1922)
- Cetomimus teevani Harry, 1952
See also
[edit]Video of a whalefish from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cetomimus". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ Whalefish, Cetomimus sp. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). 2017-03-30.