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Cetomimidae (Flabby whalefishes)
Etymology: Parataeniophorus: Greek, para in the side of + latin, taenia = stripe + Latin, fero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1400 m (Ref. 6533). Deep-water; 35°N - 21°S
Eastern Atlantic: southern Portugal, Azores and Madeira Islands (Ref. 6714); also one record west of Cape Verde. Elsewhere, western Indian Ocean between the equator and 21°30'S (Ref. 6619); also tropical and subtropical parts of the Atlantic.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6619)
Rare species. The largest specimen was collected from a depth between 700 and 1,400 m; smaller specimens between 0-200 m (Ref. 6619). Stomach contents consisted of copepods (Ref. 6714).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bertelsen, E., 1990. Eutaeniophoridae. p. 610. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6533)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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