Parr's combtooth whalefish (Gyrinomimus parri)

Scientific name: Gyrinomimus parri Bigelow, 1961

The Parr's combtooth whalefish (Gyrinomimus parri) is a marine fish of the family Cetomimidae. Native range: Circumglobal.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gyrinomimus parri
Family
Cetomimidae (Flabby whalefishes)
Order
Cetomimiformes (Whalefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Circumglobal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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