The Cetomimiformes or whalefishes are an order of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish. Some authorities[1] include the whalefishes as part of the order Stephanoberyciformes, within the superfamily Cetomimoidea. Their sister order, the Beryciformes, includes the flashlight fish and squirrelfish.
Within this group are five families and approximately 18 genera and 32 species (but see below). Thought to have a circumglobal distribution throughout the tropical and temperate latitudes, whalefishes have been recorded at depths in excess of 3,500 metres.
The Cetomimiformes or whalefishes are an order of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish. Some authorities include the whalefishes as part of the order Stephanoberyciformes...
fishes (isospondyls) were assigned to Osteoglossiformes, Salmoniformes, Cetomimiformes, etc. Their sister group were the extinct Ellimmichthyiformes, which...
Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cetomimiformes Family: Cetomimidae Goode & T. H. Bean, 1895 Genera Ataxolepis Cetichthys...
Anoplogastridae)(slimeheads, redfishes, roughies, fangtooth fishes) Order Cetomimiformes Family Rondeletiidae (redmouth whalefishes) Family Barbourisiidae (red/velvet...
rainbowfishes Order Beloniformes, including the flyingfishes Order Cetomimiformes, the whalefishes Order Cyprinodontiformes, including livebearers, killifishes...
rainbowfishes Order Beloniformes, including the flyingfishes Order Cetomimiformes, the whalefishes Order Cyprinodontiformes, including live-bearers, killifishes...
Atlantic can reach even greater lengths of up to 61 cm (24 in). Whalefish (Cetomimiformes) Known for flesh that feels flabby to the touch, this order reaches...
advanced and closer to the Paracanthopterygii. More dubiously, the Cetomimiformes and "Ctenothrissiformes" are sometimes placed here. While they are indeed...
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