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Cetomimidae

Index Cetomimidae

Flabby whalefish are small, deep-sea cetomimiform fish of the family Cetomimidae. [1]

41 relations: Actinopterygii, Animal, Ataxolepis, Baleen, Bathyal zone, Bolus (digestion), Cetichthys, Cetomimiformes, Cetomimoides parri, Cetomimus, Cetostoma regani, Chordate, Copepod, Crustacean, Danacetichthys galathenus, Ditropichthys storeri, Electromagnetic spectrum, Eutaeniophorus festivus, Fish, Fish fin, Genus, George Brown Goode, Greek language, Gyrinomimus, Gyrinomimus grahami, Lateral line, Megalomycter teevani, Mirapinna esau, Notocetichthys trunovi, Parataeniophorus, Pelagic fish, Photophore, Procetichthys kreffti, Rhamphocetichthys savagei, Sexual dimorphism, Southern Hemisphere, Swim bladder, Tarleton Hoffman Bean, Vitiaziella cubiceps, Wavelength, Whale.

Actinopterygii

Actinopterygii, or the ray-finned fishes, constitute a class or subclass of the bony fishes.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Ataxolepis

Ataxolepis is a genus of flabby whalefishes found in the Pacific Ocean.

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Baleen

Baleen is a filter-feeder system inside the mouths of baleen whales.

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Bathyal zone

The bathyal zone or bathypelagic – from Greek βαθύς (bathýs), deep – (also known as midnight zone) is the part of the pelagic zone that extends from a depth of below the ocean surface.

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Bolus (digestion)

In digestion, a bolus (from Latin bolus, "ball") is a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing (which is largely an adaptation for plant-eating mammals).

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Cetichthys

Cetichthys is a genus of flabby whalefishes.

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Cetomimiformes

The Cetomimiformes or whalefishes are an order of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish.

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Cetomimoides parri

Cetomimoides parri is a species of flabby whalefish found in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of the Philippines.

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Cetomimus

Cetomimus is a genus of flabby whalefishes.

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Cetostoma regani

Cetostoma regani, the Pink flabby whalefish, is a species of flabby whalefish found in the ocean depths down to.

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Copepod

Copepods (meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat.

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Crustacean

Crustaceans (Crustacea) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and barnacles.

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Danacetichthys galathenus

Danacetichthys galathenus is a species of flabby whalefish found in the ocean depths at around.

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Ditropichthys storeri

Ditropichthys storeri is a species of flabby whalefish found in the deep oceans at depths of from.

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Electromagnetic spectrum

The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of frequencies (the spectrum) of electromagnetic radiation and their respective wavelengths and photon energies.

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Eutaeniophorus festivus

Eutaeniophorus festivus, Festive ribbonfish, is a species of flabby whalefish found at depths of from in the oceans.

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Fish

Fish are gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits.

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Fish fin

Fins are usually the most distinctive anatomical features of a fish.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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George Brown Goode

George Brown Goode (13 February 1851 – 6 September 1896), was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator, and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the history of the development of science in America.

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Greek language

Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, elliniká, "Greek", ελληνική γλώσσα, ellinikí glóssa, "Greek language") is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

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Gyrinomimus

Gyrinomimus is a genus of flabby whalefishes.

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Gyrinomimus grahami

Gyrinomimus grahami is a flabby whalefish of the genus Gyrinomimus, found in all the southern oceans.

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Lateral line

The lateral line is a system of sense organs found in aquatic vertebrates, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water.

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Megalomycter teevani

Megalomycter teevani is a species of flabby whalefish found in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda at depths of around.

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Mirapinna esau

Mirapinna esau, the hairyfish, is a species of flabby whalefish only known from the Atlantic Ocean from near the Azores.

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Notocetichthys trunovi

Notocetichthys trunovi, Trunov's southern cetomimid, is a species of flabby whalefish only known from the Lazarev Sea near Antarctica where it is found at depths of from.

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Parataeniophorus

Parataeniophorus is a genus of flabby whalefishes that was formerly included in the no longer recognized tapetail family Mirapinnidae.

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Pelagic fish

Pelagic fish live in the pelagic zone of ocean or lake waters – being neither close to the bottom nor near the shore – in contrast with demersal fish, which do live on or near the bottom, and reef fish, which are associated with coral reefs.

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Photophore

A photophore is a glandular organ that appears as luminous spots on various marine animals, including fish and cephalopods.

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Procetichthys kreffti

Procetichthys kreffti is a species of flabby whalefish found at depths of around in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Rhamphocetichthys savagei

Rhamphocetichthys savagei, Savage's bird-snouted whalefish, is a species of flabby whalefish found at depths of around.

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Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the two sexes of the same species exhibit different characteristics beyond the differences in their sexual organs.

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Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is south of the Equator.

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Swim bladder

The swim bladder, gas bladder, fish maw or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish (but not cartilaginous fish) to control their buoyancy, and thus to stay at their current water depth without having to waste energy in swimming.

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Tarleton Hoffman Bean

Tarleton Hoffman Bean (October 8, 1846 – December 28, 1916) was an American ichthyologist.

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Vitiaziella cubiceps

Vitiaziella cubiceps is a species of flabby whalefish known from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench and the South China Sea at depths of from; it is considered as rare species.

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Wavelength

In physics, the wavelength is the spatial period of a periodic wave—the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.

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Whale

Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetomimidae

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