Biology:Rhamphocetichthys
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Short description: Species of fish
| Rhamphocetichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cetomimiformes |
| Family: | Cetomimidae |
| Genus: | Rhamphocetichthys Paxton, 1989 |
| Species: | R. savagei
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhamphocetichthys savagei Paxton, 1989
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Rhamphocetichthys savagei, Savage's bird-snouted whalefish, is a species of flabby whalefish found at depths of around 2,100 metres (6,900 ft). It is the only known member of its genus.[1]
It was first described in 1989 by John R. Paxton.[2]
References
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