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Beryciformes (Sawbellies) >
Cetomimidae (Flabby whalefishes)
Etymology: Cetichthys: Greek, ketos = a marine monster, whale + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 1500 - 3620 m (Ref. 6625). Deep-water
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: three specimens collected between 30°-40°S, one in each ocean. A fourth specimen collected in the Northwest Pacific.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.8 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 6625)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14 - 15; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 12 - 13; Vertèbres: 42 - 43. Dark brown in color (Ref. 6625).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.9 - 3, mean 2.4 °C (based on 639 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).
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
