Gyrinomimus grahami
Gyrinomimus grahami is a flabby whalefish of the genus Gyrinomimus, found in all the southern oceans.[1]
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Scientific 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
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Gyrinomimus grahami" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- 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.
- "Gyrinomimus grahami". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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