Cetostoma

Cetostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Cetomimidae
Genus: Cetostoma
Zugmayer, 1914
Species:
C. regani
Binomial name
Cetostoma regani
Zugmayer, 1914

Cetostoma regani, the pink flabby whalefish, is a species of fish in the family Cetomimidae found in the ocean depths down to 2,250 metres (7,380 ft).

This species grows to a length of 24.7 centimetres (9.7 in) SL.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of English ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878–1943), of the Natural History Museum in London.

References

  1. ↑ Harold, A. (2015). "Cetostoma regani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T190260A60786169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190260A60786169.en. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Paxton, J.R. and D.J. Blake, 1990. Cetomimidae. p. 607-608. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Parisl. Vol. 2.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cetostoma regani". FishBase. August 2012 version.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CETOMIMIDAE Goode & Bean 1895 (Whalefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 September 2025.