Flabby Whalefish, Gyrinomimus grahami Richardson & Garrick 1964


Holotype of the Flabby Whalefish, Gyrinomimus grahami, from South of Cape Palliser, New Zealand, 42°07'S, 174°57'E, depth 1300 fathoms - NMNZ P.3744. Source: Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives

Summary:
Occurs in Australia's subantarctic/Antarctic waters

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Dianne J. Bray, Gyrinomimus grahami in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5185

Flabby Whalefish, Gyrinomimus grahami Richardson & Garrick 1964

References


Johnson, G.D., Paxton J.R., Sutton T.T., Satoh T.P., Sado T., Nishida M., et al. 2009. Deep-sea mystery solved: astonishing larval transformations and extreme sexual dimorphism unite three fish families. Biology Letters 5(2): 235–239.

Mincarone, M.M, F. Di Dario & P.A.S. Costa. 2014. Deep-sea bigscales, pricklefishes, gibberfishes and whalefishes (Teleostei: Stephanoberycoidei) off Brazil: new records, range extensions for the south-western Atlantic Ocean and remarks on the taxonomy of Poromitra. Journal of Fish Biology 85: 1546-1570.

Paulin, C.D., A. Stewart, C.D. Roberts & P.J. McMillan. 1989. New Zealand fish a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: i-xiv + 1-279, 8 pls.

Paxton, J.R. 1989. Synopsis of the whalefishes (family Cetomimidae) with descriptions of four new genera. Records of the Australian Museum 41: 135-206

Paxton, J.R. 1990. Whalefishes: little fish with big mouths. Australian Natural History 23(5): 378-385

Paxton, J.R. & O. Gon 1990. Cetomimidae. p. 222-225. In O. Gon & P.C. Heemstra (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa.

Richardson, L.R. & J.A.F. Garrick. 1964. A new species of Gyrinomimus (Pisces, Cetomimidae) from New Zealand.Copeia 1964(3): 523-525.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37132750

Depth:445-2379 m

Habitat:Mesopelagic, bathypelagic

Max Size:31 cm SL

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