Cetichthys indagator

Cetichthys indagator is a species of flabby whalefish in the family Cetomimidae and was first described in 1959 by Robert Rees Harry-Rofen as Cetomimus indagator ^[2] In 1989, it was transferred to the genus, Cetichthys by John R. Paxton.^[3]

Cetichthys indagator
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Cetomimidae
Genus:	Cetichthys
Species:	C. indagator
Binomial name
Cetichthys indagator Rofen, 1959

This pelagic fish has been found at depths of 1500 - 3620 m^[2][4] in the Atlantic, the Indian and Pacific oceans at latitudes of 30 to 40 degrees south.^[2]