Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Cetomimiformes

Cetomimidae Goode & T. H. Bean, 1895

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

Mirapinnidae synonym

Children

Ataxolepis Myers & Freihofer, 1966
Cetomimus Goode & Bean, 1895
Cetostoma
Ditropichthys Parr, 1934
Eutaeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1958
Mirapinna Bertelson & Marshall, 1956
Parataeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: flabby whalefishes

Literature

basis of record

van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374

additional source

Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

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Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Cetomimidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125460

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2013-02-18 by Nicolas Bailly

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