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Cetomimidae (Flabby whalefishes)
Etymology: Notocetichthys: Greek, noton = back + Greek, ketos = marine monster, whale + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); trunovi: Named for I.A. Trunov (Ref. 33627).
Eponymy: Dr Ivan Andreevich Trunov (1936–2005) was a Russian ichthyologist who for his entire career was at the Atlantic Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography and was finally a Senior Researcher there. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1210 - 1360 m (Ref. 9791). Deep-water; 65°S - 66°S
Southern Ocean: Known only from the 2 type specimens taken from the Lazarev Sea, Antarctic.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9791)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Known only from 2 type specimens. Biology unknown.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paxton, J.R. and O. Gon, 1990. Cetomimidae. p. 222-225. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5190)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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