Cetichthys

Cetichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Cetomimidae
Genus:	Cetichthys ; Paxton, 1989

Last updated October 11, 2025

Cetichthys is a genus of flabby whalefishes,^[1] which was first described in 1989 by John R. Paxton.^[2]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Cetichthys indagator (Rofen, 1959)
Cetichthys parini Paxton, 1989^[3]

References

1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cetichthys". FishBase . August 2012 version.
↑ John R. Paxton (22 September 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. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q56044990.
↑ 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.

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[fishbase-1] 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cetichthys". FishBase . August 2012 version.

[paxton-2] John R. Paxton (22 September 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. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q56044990.

[ETYFish-3] 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.

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