Cetomimiformes

The Cetomimiformes or whalefishes are an order of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish. Within this group are five families and approximately 18 genera. Thought to have a circumglobal distribution throughout the tropical and temperate latitudes, whalefishes have been recorded at depths in excess of 3,500 metres. Named after their whale-shaped body, the whalefishes have extremely large mouths and highly distensible stomachs. Their eyes are very small or vestigial; the lateral line (composed of huge, hollow tubes) is consequently very well developed to compensate for life in the pitch black depths. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry Get back to Actinopterygii

Pink flabby whalefish

phylum	Chordata	Pink flabby whalefish are small, deep-sea fish of the family Cetomimidae. They are among the most deep-living fish known. For more information, visit the Fishbase entry. Get back to Cetomimiformes
class	Actinopterygii
order	Cetomimiformes
family	Cetomimidae
species	Cetostoma regani

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  Kaiyodo Deep Sea Odyssey 2 Whalefish