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Deep Sea Fish Specimen Key
Cetomimidae - Whalefishes
Features
• Whale shaped bodies
• No pelvic fins
• Wide horizontal gaping mouth
• No body scales but do have
lateral line scales
• Small degenerated eyes
• Deep lateral lines
Species (20 species identified)
Cetomimus sp
Cetostoma regain
Danacetichthys galathenus
Ditropichthys storeri
Gyrinomimus sp.
Procetichthys kreffti
Rhamphocetichthys savage
Megalomycteridae - Bignose Fishes
Features
• Long, tube-shaped body
• No pelvic fins
• Small horizontal mouth with
immobile upper jaw
• Non-overlapping mosaic scales
• Degenerated eyes
• No lateral lines
Species (4 genera identified)
Ataxolepis apus
Vitiaziella
Cetomimiodes parri
Megalomycter (teevani)
Mirapinnidae - Tapetails
Features
• Long tail streamer
(some get torn off )
• Large horizontal pelvic fins
• Large, upturned mouth
• No scales
• Large eyes
• No lateral lines
Species (5 species identified)
Eutaeniphorus festivus
Mirapinna
Parataeniphorus brevis
Parataeniophorus gulosus
Parataeniophorus bertelseni
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