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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.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; diepte 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.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 35509)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 15 - 17; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 15 - 17; Wervels: 43 - 45.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
All captures were made with open nets fishing (Ref. 9791). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
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Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100). 🛈 |