Rhamphocetichthys | |
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Scientific 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
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhamphocetichthys savagei". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- 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 | |
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Rhamphocetichthys | |
Rhamphocetichthys savagei |
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