Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Cetomimidae Flabby whalefishes



(See list of species below)


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29 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Ataxolepis apus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Ataxolepis henactis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 11.8 cm TL
Cetichthys indagator (Rofen, 1959)

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Cetichthys indagator
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.6 cm SL
 
Cetichthys parini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
 
Cetomimoides parri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 160 cm NG
 
Cetomimus compunctus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 114 cm SL
 
Cetomimus craneae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Cetomimus gillii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Cetomimus hempeli
[Whalefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm NG
 
Cetomimus kerdops
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Cetomimus picklei (Gilchrist, 1922)

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Cetomimus picklei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Cetomimus teevani
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 24.7 cm SL
Cetostoma regani Zugmayer, 1914

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Cetostoma regani
[Pink flabby whalefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Danacetichthys galathenus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Ditropichthys storeri
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal
Max. Length 5.3 cm TL
Eutaeniophorus festivus (Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956)

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Eutaeniophorus festivus
[Festive ribbonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.2 cm SL
 
Gyrinomimus andriashevi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm NG
 
Gyrinomimus bruuni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 31 cm SL
 
Gyrinomimus grahami
[Flabby whalefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Gyrinomimus myersi
[]
No picture found
 
Gyrinomimus parri
[Parr's combtooth whalefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm NG
 
Megalomycter teevani
[]

Photo by American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Mirapinna esau Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956

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Mirapinna esau
[Hairyfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Notocetichthys trunovi
[Trunov southern cetomimid]

Photo by American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.6 cm TL
Parataeniophorus brevis Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956

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Parataeniophorus brevis
[Short tapetail]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Parataeniophorus gulosus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956

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Parataeniophorus gulosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 237 cm SL
 
Procetichthys kreffti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 110 cm SL
 
Rhamphocetichthys savagei
[Savage's birdsnouted whalefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Vitiaziella cubiceps
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ataxolepis apus Western Central Pacific 4.5 SL 1966
Ataxolepis henactis Eastern Pacific 4.0 SL 1970
Cetichthys indagator Atlantic, Indian and Paci 11.8 TL 1959
Cetichthys parini Indo-Pacific 19.6 SL 1989
Cetomimoides parri Western Central Pacific 3.7 SL 1955
Cetomimus compunctus Northwest Pacific 160 NG 1965
Cetomimus craneae Western Central Atlantic 114 SL 1952
Cetomimus gillii Eastern Atlantic 11.2 SL 1895
Cetomimus hempeli Whalefish Eastern Atlantic 7.8 SL 1969
Cetomimus kerdops Western Central Atlantic 10 NG 1934
Cetomimus picklei Southeast Atlantic 5.6 SL 1922
Cetomimus teevani Western Central Atlantic 10.5 SL 1952
Cetostoma regani Pink flabby whalefish Atlantic Ocean 24.7 SL 1914
Danacetichthys galathenus Atlantic, Indian, and Pac 5.4 SL 1989
Ditropichthys storeri Atlantic Ocean 12.8 SL 1895
Eutaeniophorus festivus Festive ribbonfish Circumglobal 5.3 TL 1956
Gyrinomimus andriashevi Southern Ocean 23.2 SL 1987
Gyrinomimus bruuni Circumglobal. 22 NG 1959
Gyrinomimus grahami Flabby whalefish Probably circumglobal in 31 SL 1964
Gyrinomimus myersi Western Central Atlantic 6.6 SL 1934
Gyrinomimus parri Parr's combtooth whalefish Circumglobal. 1961
Megalomycter teevani Western Central Atlantic 3.5 NG 1966
Mirapinna esau Hairyfish Eastern Atlantic 5.5 TL 1956
Notocetichthys trunovi Trunov southern cetomimid Southern Ocean 10.9 SL 1989
Parataeniophorus brevis Short tapetail Western Indian Ocean 4.6 TL 1956
Parataeniophorus gulosus Eastern Atlantic 3.5 TL 1956
Procetichthys kreffti Atlantic 237 SL 1989
Rhamphocetichthys savagei Savage's birdsnouted whalefish Pacific Ocean 110 SL 1989
Vitiaziella cubiceps Northwest Pacific 4.7 SL 1955



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