Cetomimus

Cetomimus
C. gillii
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Cetomimus

Cetomimus is a genus of flabby whalefishes.

Species

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

Video of a whalefish from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cetomimus in FishBase. August 2012 version.
  2. Whalefish, Cetomimus sp. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). 2017-03-30.


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