Notocetichthys

Notocetichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Cetomimidae
Genus: Notocetichthys
Balushkin, Fedorov & Paxton, 1989
Species:
N. trunovi
Binomial name
Notocetichthys trunovi
Balushkin, Fedorov & Paxton, 1989

Notocetichthys trunovi, Trunov's southern cetomimid, is a species of fish in the family Cetomimidae only known from the Lazarev Sea near Antarctica where it is found at depths of from 1,210 to 1,360 metres (3,970 to 4,460 ft). This species grows to a length of 10.9 centimetres (4.3 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Russian ichthyologist Ivan Andreevich Trunov, of the Atlantic Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, who was the one who collected the two type specimens. [2]

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notocetichthys trunovi". FishBase. August 2012 version.
  1. ^ Roa-Varón, A.; Iwamoto, T. (2019). "Notocetichthys trunovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T123360939A123361143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T123360939A123361143.en. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ^ 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.