Biology:Gyrinomimus grahami

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Gyrinomimus grahami
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cetomimiformes
Family: Cetomimidae
Genus: Gyrinomimus
Species:
G. grahami
Binomial name
Gyrinomimus grahami
L. R. Richardson & Garrick, 1964

Gyrinomimus grahami is a flabby whalefish of the genus Gyrinomimus, found in all the southern oceans.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 31.0 cm (12.2 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of David H. Graham, a New Zealand ichthyologist and marine biologist.[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Gyrinomimus grahami" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. "Order BERYCIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/beryciformes/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2179730 entry