Cetichthys indagator
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Cetomimidae |
| Genus: | Cetichthys |
| Species: | C. indagator
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| Binomial name | |
| Cetichthys indagator Rofen, 1959
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Cetichthys indagator is a species of flabby whalefish in the family Cetomimidae and was first described in 1959 by Robert Rees Harry-Rofen as Cetomimus indagator [2] In 1989, it was transferred to the genus, Cetichthys by John R. Paxton.[3]
This pelagic fish has been found at depths of 1500 - 3620 m[2][4] in the Atlantic, the Indian and Pacific oceans at latitudes of 30 to 40 degrees south.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Roa-Varón, A. & Iwamoto, T. (2019). "Cetichthys indagator. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T67963784A1299". Retrieved 2023-12-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cetichthys indagator". FishBase. December 2023 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.
- ^ Paxton, J.R. and D.J. Bray, 1986. Cetomimidae. p. 433-434. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.