Gyrinomimus grahami

Gyrinomimus grahami is a flabby whalefish of the genus Gyrinomimus, found in all the southern oceans.[1]

Gyrinomimus grahami
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cetomimiformes
Family: Cetomimidae
Genus: Gyrinomimus
Species:
G. grahami
Binomial name
Gyrinomimus grahami
L. R. Richardson & Garrick, 1964

Size

This species reaches a length of 31.0 cm (12.2 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of David H. Graham, a New Zealand ichthyologist and marine biologist.[3]

References

  1. Paxton, J.R. and O. Gon, 1990. Cetomimidae. p. 222-225. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Gyrinomimus grahami" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order BERYCIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 March 2023.


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