Biology:Cetostoma
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Cetostoma regani, the pink flabby whalefish, is a species of fish in the family Cetomimidae found in the ocean depths down to 2,250 metres (7,380 ft).[1]
This species grows to a length of 24.7 centimetres (9.7 in) SL.[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of English ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878–1943), of the Natural History Museum in London.[3]
References
- ↑ Paxton, J.R. and D.J. Blake, 1990. Cetomimidae. p. 607-608. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Parisl. Vol. 2.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Cetostoma regani" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ↑ "Family CETOMIMIDAE Goode & Bean 1895 (Whalefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cetomimidae/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2615301 entry
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