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Cetomimidae (Flabby whalefishes)
Etymology: Gyrinomimus: Greek, gyrinos = tadpole + Latin, mimus = imitator (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1400 m (Ref. 5190). Polar; 64°S - 66°S
Southern Ocean: known only from the Lazarev Sea, Antarctica.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9791)
Found at depths ranging from the surface up to 1,360 m. At the collection site in the Lazarev Sea, specimens were caught from 1,370-1,400 m. Biology unknown.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Paxton, J.R. and O. Gon, 1990. Cetomimidae. p. 222-225. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5190)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [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=3-10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).