| Cetostoma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Cetomimidae |
| Genus: | Cetostoma Zugmayer, 1914 |
| Species: | C. regani
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| Binomial name | |
| Cetostoma regani Zugmayer, 1914
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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).[2]
This species grows to a length of 24.7 centimetres (9.7 in) SL.[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of English ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878–1943), of the Natural History Museum in London.[4]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cetostoma regani". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ 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.
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