Cetomimus gillii Goode & Bean, 1895

Family:  Cetomimidae (Flabby whalefishes)
Max. size:  11.2 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 750 - 2300 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: only one specimen was reported from the Gulf of Guinea. Elsewhere, reported from the northwest Atlantic, Indian, central and southeast Pacific oceans.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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