Whalefish

The Whalefish lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 700 - 1000 m environment.

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Flabby whalefishes are small, deep-sea cetomimiform fish of the family Cetomimidae. They are among the most deep-living fish known, with some species recorded at depths in excess of 3.5 kilometres. Within the family are nine genera and 20 species. More

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, within the superfamily Cetomimoidea. Their sister order, the Beryciformes, includes the flashlight fish and squirrelfish. More

whalefish off Cozumel, Mexico; adult male of cetomimid whalefish from the Gulf of Mexico; and juvenile female of cetomimid whalefish from the eastern North Pacific. More

whalefish pronunciation: How to pronounce whalefish in English = 390.250 words 332.537 pronunciations 223 languagesLog in Sign up All the words in the world. PronouncedAll the words in the world. More

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Cetunculi) whalefishes, a group of 3 families and 15 rare species of small, red or black deep-sea fishes with whale-shaped bodies and enormous mouths; they are bioluminescent. More

This undated composite image provided by the Biology Letters of the Royal Society shows, from top, tapetail postlarval stage of cetomimid whalefish off Cozumel, Mexico; adult male of cetomimid whalefish from the Gulf of Mexico; and juvenile female of cetomimid whalefish from the eastern North Pacific. Researchers believe they have solved the puzzle of three seemingly different fish, one all males, one all females and on all juveniles. More

cetomimid whalefish from the Gulf of Mexico This composite image (please click to enlarge) from the Biology Letters of the Royal Society shows, from top, *Tapetail post larval stage of cetomimid whalefish off Cozumel, Mexico; *Adult male of cetomimid whalefish More

male and larval whalefish have at last been found. More

The cetomimidae is a type of whalefish and it’s presence has been known about since the 19th century, but only the female type. Although their skeletons indicated the three were related, there were so many differences no one could believe they were the same fish. More

Whalefishes, bignoses and tapetails - these three groups of deep-sea fishes couldn't look more different. The whalefishes (Cetomimidae) have whale-shaped bodies with disproportionately large mouths, tiny eyes, no scales and furrowed lateral lines - narrow organs on a fish's flanks that allow it to sense water pressure. More

adult male of cetomimid whalefish from the Gulf of Mexico; and juvenile female of cetomimid whalefish from the eastern North Pacific. Researchers believe they have solved the puzzle of three seemingly different fish, one all males, one all females and on all juveniles. More

female whalefish off Africa in 2007 that was just starting to transform into an adult. “The specimen was beginning to lose its pelvic fins, which made a light bulb go off in my head,” says Sutton. Adult whalefishes lack these fins. More

in wich the whalefish stopped dead in the water. Not a hint of movment save the currents, then in a flash it is gone-though its convulsive speed was perfectly captured. Excellent camera work. I feel stupid having not even heard of the existence of this footage. More

Common names

Whalefish in English
赫氏仿鲸鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
赫氏仿鲸鱼 in Unknown
赫氏倣鯨魚 in Mandarin Chinese
赫氏倣鯨魚 in Unknown

Order : Cetomimiformes
Family : Cetomimidae
Genus : Cetomimus
Species : Cetomimus hempeli
Authority : Maul, 1969