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Species of fish

Rhamphocetichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Cetomimidae
Genus: Rhamphocetichthys
Paxton, 1989
Species: R. savagei
Binomial name
Rhamphocetichthys savagei
Paxton, 1989

Rhamphocetichthys savagei, Savage's bird-snouted whalefish, is a species of flabby whalefish found at depths of around 2,100 metres (6,900 ft). It is the only known member of its genus.

It was first described in 1989 by John R. Paxton.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhamphocetichthys savagei". FishBase. August 2012 version.
  2. John R. Paxton (22 September 1989). "Synopsis of the whalefishes (family Cetomimidae) with descriptions of four new genera" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 41 (2): 135–206. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.41.1989.141. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q56044990.
Taxon identifiers
Rhamphocetichthys
Rhamphocetichthys savagei


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