Rhamphocetichthys

Rhamphocetichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
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.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of American herpetologist Jay M. Savage, of the University of Southern California.

References

  1. ↑ Paxton, J.R. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Rhamphocetichthys savagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T155232A115289566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155232A4752833.en. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhamphocetichthys savagei". FishBase. August 2012 version.
  3. ↑ Paxton, John Richard (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. Wikidata Q56044990.
  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 10 October 2025.