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Cetomimidae (Flabby whalefishes)
Etymology: Cetomimus: Greek, ketos = a marine monster, whale + Greek, mimos, ou = imitator (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Tee-Van (1897–1967) joined the staff of the Bronx Zoo (1911) as an assistant keeper in the bird house. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico. Deep-water
Distribución
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Western Central Atlantic: off Bermuda and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 37039)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 16; Radios blandos anales: 17; Vértebra: 50.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. (Ref. 37039)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3.6 - 4.3, mean 4.2 °C (based on 124 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).