Cetomimidae

Cetichthys indagator

Cetichthys indagator

Eleven Point Eight Centimeters Cetomimid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Elongated
• Small

Cetichthys indagator is a species of flabby whalefish in the family Cetomimidae and was first described in 1959 by Robert Rees Harry-Rofen as Cetomimus indagator In 1989, it was transferred to the genus, Cetichthys by John R. Paxton. This pelagic fish has been found at depths of 1500 - 3620 m in the Atlantic, the Indian and Pacific oceans at latitudes of 30 to 40 degrees south.