Rhamphocetichthys
Appearance
Rhamphocetichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beryciformes |
Family: | Cetomimidae |
Genus: | Rhamphocetichthys Paxton, 1989 |
Species: | R. savagei
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Binomial name | |
Rhamphocetichthys savagei Paxton, 1989
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Rhamphocetichthys savagei, Savage's bird-snouted whalefish, is a species of flabby whalefish found at depths of around 2,100 metres (6,900 ft). It is the only known member of its genus.[1]
It was first described in 1989 by John R. Paxton.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhamphocetichthys savagei". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ John R. Paxton (22 September 1989). "Synopsis of the whalefishes (family Cetomimidae) with descriptions of four new genera" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 41 (2): 135–206. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.41.1989.141. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q56044990.