flabby whalefish
Gyrinomimus grahami Richardson & Garrick, 1964
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gyrinomimus grahami Richardson & Garrick, 1964
- Name authority
- Richardson & Garrick, 1964
- Common name
- flabby whalefish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beryciformes
- Family
- Cetomimidae
- Genus
- Gyrinomimus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBeryciformes
- suborderStephanoberycoidei
- familyCetomimidae Goode & Bean, 1895
- genusGyrinomimus Parr, 1934
- speciesGyrinomimus grahami Richardson & Garrick, 1964
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gyrinomimus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gyrinomimus andriashevi Fedorov, Balushkin & Trunov, 1987 | CetomimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyrinomimus bruuni Rofen, 1959 | CetomimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyrinomimus johnpaxtoni Su, Paxton & Ho, 2026 | CetomimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyrinomimus alepis Su, Paxton & Ho, 2026 | CetomimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyrinomimus amaokai Su, Paxton & Ho, 2026 | CetomimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyrinomimus johnsoni Su, Paxton & Ho, 2026 | CetomimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gyrinomimus parri Bigelow, 1961 | CetomimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gyrinomimus notius Fedorov & Balushkin, 1983 Fedorov & Balushkin, 1983 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Richardson, L. R., & Garrick, J. A. F. (1964). A new species of Gyrinomimus (Pisces, Cetomimidae) from New Zealand. Copeia 1964, 3. https://doi.org/10.2307/1441516 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3HYSD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.