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Cetomimidae (Flabby whalefishes)
Etymology: Cetichthys: Greek, ketos = a marine monster, whale + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 5000 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific: the eight specimens range from the eastern Indian Ocean and central Pacific to both sides of the north Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Is apparently the deepest dwelling of all whalefishes. Four captures were made with closing nets and all other captures were made by open nets fishing (Ref. 9791). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Paxton, J.R., 1989. Synopsis of the whalefishes (family Cetomimidae) with descriptions of four new genera. Records of the Australian Museum 41:135-206. (Ref. 9791)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 0.2 - 3.2, mean 2.3 °C (based on 382 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
