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Cetomimidae (Flabby whalefishes)
Etymology: Rhamphocetichthys: Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak + Greek, ketos = marine monster, whale + Greek, ichthys = fish.
Eponymy: Dr Jay Mathers Savage (d: 1928) is an American herpetologist and educator who is known particularly for his work on the herpetofauna of Central America. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas batipelágico; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 2100 m (Ref. 9791). Deep-water; 25°N - 25°S
Pacific Ocean: Coral Sea and Gulf of California. Also known from the Eastern Central Atlantic.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 35509)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 15 - 17; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 15 - 17; Vértebras: 43 - 45.
All captures were made with open nets fishing (Ref. 9791). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.7 - 15.1, mean 7.8 °C (based on 126 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [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).
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (81 of 100).