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Cetomimidae (Flabby whalefishes)
Etymology: Cetichthys: Greek, ketos = a marine monster, whale + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθυπελαγικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 0 - 5000 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific: the eight specimens range from the eastern Indian Ocean and central Pacific to both sides of the north Pacific.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.6 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. )
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 0; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 13 - 16; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 12 - 14; Σπόνδυλοι: 39.
Is apparently the deepest dwelling of all whalefishes. Four captures were made with closing nets and all other captures were made by open nets fishing (Ref. 9791). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
Paxton, J.R., 1989. Synopsis of the whalefishes (family Cetomimidae) with descriptions of four new genera. Records of the Australian Museum 41:135-206. (Ref. 9791)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 0.2 - 3.2, mean 2.3 °C (based on 382 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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).
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).