FAMILY Cetomimidae Goode & Bean, 1895 - flabby whalefishes [=Ditropichthyinae, Mirapinnidae, Taeniophoridae, Eutaeniophoridae, Megalomycteridae, Ataxolepidinae, Procetichthyinae] Notes: Cetomimidae Goode & Bean 1895a:451 [ref. 5767] (family) Cetomimus [also Goode & Bean 1896:68 [ref. 1848]] Ditropichthyinae Parr 1934:20 [ref. 3375] (subfamily) Ditropichthys Mirapinnidae Bertelsen & Marshall 1956:4 [ref. 290] (family) Mirapinna [family name sometimes seen as Mirapinnatidae] Taeniophoridae Bertelsen & Marshall 1956:6 [ref. 290] (family) Taeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall [invalid, Article 39] Eutaeniophoridae Bertelsen & Marshall 1958:9 [ref. 291] (family) Eutaeniophorus Megalomycteridae Myers & Freihofer 1966:193 [ref. 3088] (family) Megalomycter Ataxolepidinae Myers & Freihofer 1966:195 [ref. 3088] (subfamily) Ataxolepis Procetichthyinae Paxton 1989:137, 152 [ref. 13435] (subfamily) Procetichthys

GENUS Ataxolepis Myers & Freihofer, 1966 - flabby whalefishes [=Ataxolepis Myers [G. S.] & Freihofer [W. C.], 1966:197] Notes: [ref. 3088]. Fem. Ataxolepis apus Myers & Freihofer, 1966. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ataxolepis Myers & Freihofer, 1966 -- (Paxton 1999:2209 [ref. 24788], Paxton & Trnski 2003:1176 [ref. 27021] but may be a synonym of Vitiaziella). •Valid but in the family Cetomimidae -- (Johnson et al. 2009:3 [ref. 30005]). Current status: Valid as Ataxolepis Myers & Freihofer, 1966. Cetomimidae.

Species Ataxolepis apus Myers & Freihofer, 1966 - apus flabby whalefish (author) [=Ataxolepis apus Myers [G. S.] & Freihofer [W. C.], 1966:197, Figs. 2, 4a, 4b] Notes: [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 3088] About 9 miles south-southeast of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, 32°12'N, 64°W, depth 800 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Ataxolepis apus Myers & Freihofer, 1966. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Atlantic and Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Ataxolepis henactis Goodyear, 1970 - Eastern Pacific flabby whalefish (author) [=Ataxolepis henactis Goodyear [R. H.], 1970:17, Fig. 1] Notes: [Steenstrupia v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 19473] Gulf of Panama, 7°06'N, 79°55'W, about 1500 meters (3000 meters wire out). Current status: Valid as Ataxolepis henactis Goodyear, 1970. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Cetichthys Paxton, 1989 - flabby whalefishes [=Cetichthys Paxton [J. R.], 1989:152, 161] Notes: [ref. 13435]. Masc. Cetomimus indagator Rofen, 1959. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cetichthys Paxton, 1989 -- (Viera et al. 2012: [1] [ref. 32078], Parin et al. 2014:200 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Cetichthys Paxton, 1989. Cetomimidae.

Species Cetichthys indagator (Rofen, 1959) - indagator flabby whalefish (author) [=Cetomimus indagator Rofen [R. R.], 1959:255, Pl. 1 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Galathea Report v. 1; ref. 12018] Indian Ocean off east coast of South Africa, 32°33'S, 32°01'E, 7000 meters wire out, bottom depth of over 3620 meters. Current status: Valid as Cetichthys indagator (Rofen, 1959). Cetomimidae. Distribution: Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.

Species Cetichthys parini Paxton, 1989 - Parin's flabby whalefish (author) [=Cetichthys parini Paxton [J. R.], 1989:163, Figs. 1g, 2b, 3b, 4c, 18] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 41; ref. 13435] Southeast of Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, 45°24'N, 154°11'E, depth 0 to about 4680 meters. Current status: Valid as Cetichthys parini Paxton, 1989. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan, few localities. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Cetomimus Goode & Bean, 1895 - flabby whalefishes [=Cetomimus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.], 1895:452, Cetomimoides Koefoed [E.], 1955:3, Pelecinomimus Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1922:56, Psapharocetus (subgenus of Cetomimus) Harry [R. R.], 1952:59] Notes: [ref. 5767]. Masc. Cetomimus gillii Goode & Bean 1895. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896:549 [ref. 2443]; not by monotypy as second species was provisionally described but definitely referred to genus. •Valid as Cetomimus Goode & Bean 1895 -- (Paxton 1973:214 [ref. 7183], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:115 [ref. 6441], Paxton in Whitehead et al. 1986:524 [ref. 13676], Paxton & Bray 1986:433 [ref. 5703], Paxton 1999:2207 [ref. 24788], Paxton 2003:1173 [ref. 27040], Johnson et al. 2009:3 [ref. 30005], Vieira et al. 2012:[1] [ref. 32078]). Current status: Valid as Cetomimus Goode & Bean, 1895. Cetomimidae. (Cetomimoides) [ref. 5621]. Masc. Cetomimoides parri Koefoed, 1955. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Cetomimoides Koefoed, 1955 -- (Myers & Freihofer 1966:193 [ref. 3088], Paxton 1999:2209 [ref. 24788], Paxton & Trnski 2003:1177 [ref. 27021]). •In the family Cetomimidae -- (Johnson et al. 2009:1 [ref. 30005]). •Synonym of Cetostoma Zugmayer, 1914 – (Paxton et al. 2016:2179 [ref. 34605]). Current status: Synonym of Cetostoma Zugmayer, 1914. Cetomimidae. (Pelecinomimus) [16] [ref. 1648]. Masc. Pelecinomimus picklei Gilchrist, 1922. Type by monotypy. On p. 16 of separate. •Synonym of Cetomimus Goode & Bean, 1895 -- (Paxton 1989:177 [ref. 13435]). Current status: Synonym of Cetomimus Goode & Bean, 1895. Cetomimidae. (Psapharocetus) [ref. 2044]. Masc. Cetomimus kerdops Parr, 1934. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cetomimus Goode & Bean, 1895 -- (Paxton 1989:177 [ref. 13435]). Current status: Synonym of Cetomimus Goode & Bean, 1895. Cetomimidae.

Species Cetomimus compunctus Abe et al., 1965 - Japanese flabby whalefish (author) [=Cetomimus compunctus Abe [T.], Marumo [R.] & Kawaguchi [K.], 1965:57, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 12 (nos 3-6); ref. 9190] Suruga Bay, Japan, 34°02'48"N, 138°18'48"E, depth 0-1800 meters. Current status: Valid as Cetomimus compunctus Abe, Marumo & Kawaguchi, 1965. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Cetomimus craneae Harry, 1952 - Bermuda flabby whalefish (author) [=Cetomimus craneae Harry [R. R.], 1952:64, Fig. 4] Notes: [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 37 (pt 1, no. 5); ref. 2044] South of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, depth 800 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Cetomimus craneae Harry, 1952. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Bermuda. Habitat: marine.

Species Cetomimus gillii Goode & Bean, 1895 - Gill's flabby whalefish (author) [=Cetomimus gillii Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.], 1895:452, Pl. 17 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 17 (no. 1012); ref. 5767] East of New Jersey, U.S.A., 39°35'00"N, 71°24'30"W, Albatross station 2206, depth 1043 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Cetomimus gillii Goode & Bean, 1895. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Habitat: marine.

Species Cetomimus hempeli Maul, 1969 - Hempel's flabby whalefish (author) [=Cetomimus hempeli Maul [G. E.], 1969:3, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bocagiana. Museu Municipal do Funchal (História Natural) No. 18; ref. 7829] North Atlantic, Meteor seamount cruises, leg 6, voyage 9c, station 1, 27°50'N, 14°01'W, depth 700-1000 meters. Current status: Valid as Cetomimus hempeli Maul, 1969. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Western and eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Cetomimus kerdops Parr, 1934 - Bahamian flabby whalefish (author) [=Cetomimus kerdops Parr [A. E.], 1934:25, Fig. 6] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 4 (art. 6); ref. 3375] Off New Providence Island, Bahamas, 25°39'N, 77°18'W, Atlantic station 1478, depth 1050-1100 meters. Current status: Valid as Cetomimus kerdops Parr, 1934. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Bahamas. Habitat: marine.

Species Cetomimus picklei (Gilchrist, 1922) - Pickle flabbly whalefish (author) [=Pelecinomimus picklei Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1922:57, Pl. 9 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 3); ref. 1648] Southwest Cape, 33°55'S, 17°06'30"E, South Africa, Pickle station 87, depth 1014 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Cetomimus picklei (Gilchrist, 1922). Cetomimidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Cetomimus teevani Harry, 1952 - Teevan's flabby whalefish (author) [=Cetomimus teevani Harry [R. R.], 1952:61, Fig. 3] Notes: [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 37 (pt 1, no. 5); ref. 2044] South of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, depth 700 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Cetomimus teevani Harry, 1952. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Cetostoma Zugmayer, 1914 - flabby whalefishes [=Cetostoma Zugmayer [E.], 1914:4] Notes: [ref. 4848]. Neut. Cetostoma regani Zugmayer, 1914. Type by monotypy. Also in Zugmayer 1940:211 [ref. 4850]. •Valid as Cetostoma Zugmayer, 1914 -- (Paxton 1973:214 [ref. 7183], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:115 [ref. 6441], Paxton in Whitehead et al. 1986:525 [ref. 13676], Paxton 1989:170 [ref. 13435], Paxton 1999:2207 [ref. 24788], Paxton 2003:1172 [ref. 27040], Johnson et al. 2009:3 [ref. 30005], Vieira et al. 2012:[1] [ref. 32078]). Current status: Valid as Cetostoma Zugmayer, 1914. Cetomimidae.

Species Cetostoma regani Zugmayer, 1914 - pink flabby whalefish [=Cetostoma regani Zugmayer [E.], 1914:4, Parataeniophorus gulosus Bertelsen [E.] & Marshall [N. B.], 1956:8, Figs. 5-6, 10, Cetomimoides parri Koefoed [E.], 1955:3, Pl. 2 (fig. A)] Notes: [Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco) No. 288; ref. 4848] Eastern Atlantic, 30°45'30"N, 25°47'W, station 3215, depth 0-2000 meters. Current status: Valid as Cetostoma regani Zugmayer, 1914. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through (Northern Hemisphere) cold temperate seas: Between 45°N and 10°S (including Hawaiian Islands). Habitat: marine. (gulosus) [Dana Report No. 42; ref. 290] About 450 miles northwest of Seychelles, 0°06'S, 49°45.4'E, depth 1400-700 meters. Current status: Synonym of Cetostoma regani Zugmayer, 1914. Cetomimidae. Distribution: North Atlantic and southwestern Indian Ocean [if valid]. Habitat: marine. (parri) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 4); ref. 5621] North Atlantic, 31°20'N, 35°07'W, station 51, 4000 meters of wire out. Current status: Synonym of Cetostoma regani Zugmayer, 1914. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan, few localities [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Danacetichthys Paxton, 1989 - flabby whalefishes [=Danacetichthys Paxton [J. R.], 1989:151, 168] Notes: [ref. 13435]. Masc. Danacetichthys galathenus Paxton, 1989. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Danacetichthys Paxton, 1989 -- (Paxton 1999:2207 [ref. 24788], Paxton 2003:1172 [ref. 27040], Johnson et al. 2009:3 [ref. 30005], Vieira et al. 2012:[1] [ref. 32078]). Current status: Valid as Danacetichthys Paxton, 1989. Cetomimidae. Species Danacetichthys galathenus Paxton, 1989 - galathenus flabby whalefish (author) [=Danacetichthys galathenus Paxton [J. R.], 1989:169, 1h, 3d, 4d, 20] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 41; ref. 13435] Off New Caledonia, 22°43'S, 166°06'E, depth 0 to about 1330 meters. Current status: Valid as Danacetichthys galathenus Paxton, 1989. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Ditropichthys Parr, 1934 - flabby whalefishes [=Ditropichthys Parr [A. E.], 1934:21] Notes: [ref. 3375]. Masc. Cetomimus storeri Goode & Bean, 1895. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ditropichthys Parr, 1934 -- (Paxton 1989:156 [ref. 13435], Paxton 1999:2207 [ref. 24788], Paxton 2003:1172 [ref. 27040], Vieira et al. 2012:[1] [ref. 32078], Parin et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Ditropichthys Parr, 1934. Cetomimidae.

Species Ditropichthys storeri (Goode & Bean, 1895) - Storer's flabby whalefish (author) [=Cetomimus storeri Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.], 1895:453, Pl. 17 (fig. 3), Parataeniophorus bertelseni Shiganova [T. A.], 1989:147, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 17 (no. 1012); ref. 5767] East of New Jersey,U.S.A., western North Atlantic, 39°03'15"N, 70°50'45"W, Albatross station 2222, depth 1535 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Ditropichthys storeri (Goode & Bean, 1895). Cetomimidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through cold temperate seas, between 45°N and 43°S (including Hawaiian Islands). Habitat: marine. (bertelseni) [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 14115] Northeastern Atlantic, 20°26.5'N, 36°44.6'W, depth 0-1000 meters. Current status: Synonym of Ditropichthys storeri (Goode & Bean, 1895). Cetomimidae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Eutaeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1958 - flabby whalefishes [=Eutaeniophorus Bertelsen [E.] & Marshall [N. B.], 1958:9, Taeniophorus Bertelsen [E.] & Marshall [N. B.], 1956:6] Notes: [ref. 291]. Masc. Taeniophorus festivus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Taeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956, preoccupied by Taeniophorus Linnavuori, 1952 in Hemiptera. Combining the Mirapinnidae and Eutaeniophoridae follows Bertelsen & Marshall, 1984:380 [ref. 13657]. See Johnson et al. 2009 [ref. 30005]. •Valid as Eutaeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1958 -- (Paxton 1973:213 [ref. 7183], Bertelsen & Marshall 1984:380 [ref. 13657], Bertelsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:522 [ref. 13676], Bertelsen 1986:406 [ref. 5642], Paxton 1999:2208 [ref. 24788], Paxton 2003:1175 [ref. 27040]). •Valid but in the family Cetomimidae -- (Johnson et al. 2009:3 [ref. 30005]). Current status: Valid as Eutaeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1958. Cetomimidae. (Taeniophorus) [ref. 290]. Masc. Taeniophorus festivus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Taeniophorus Linnavuori, 1952 in Insecta, replaced by Eutaeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1958. •In the synonymy of Eutaeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1958 -- (Paxton 1973:213 [ref. 7183]). Current status: Synonym of Eutaeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1958. Cetomimidae.

Species Eutaeniophorus festivus (Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956) - festive ribbonfish [=Taeniophorus festivus Bertelsen [E.] & Marshall [N. B.], 1956:6, Figs. 3-4, 8, 9 (B-C)] Notes: [Dana Report No. 42; ref. 290] Eastern Indian Ocean, 4°02'S, 95°44.5'E, depth about 70 meters (200 meters of wire out). Current status: Valid as Eutaeniophorus festivus (Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956). Cetomimidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through warm temperate seas, including Hawaiian Islands, but except eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Gyrinomimus Parr, 1934 - flabby whalefishes [=Gyrinomimus Parr [A. E.], 1934:21, 29] Notes: [ref. 3375]. Masc. Gyrinomimus myersi Parr, 1934. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Gyrinomimus Parr, 1934 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:384 [ref. 12442], Paxton 1989:175 [ref. 13435], Paxton & Gon 1990:222 [ref. 21692], Paxton 1999:2207 [ref. 24788], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:317 [ref. 25968], Paxton 2003:1173 [ref. 27040], Paxton et al. 2006:755 [ref. 28994], Johnson et al. 2009:3 [ref. 30005], Vieira et al. 2012:[1] [ref. 32078], Mincarone et al. 2014:1561 [ref. 33546], Parin et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Gyrinomimus Parr, 1934. Cetomimidae. Species Gyrinomimus andriashevi Fedorov et al., 1987 - Antarctic flabby whalefish (author) [=Gyrinomimus andriashevi Fedorov [V. V.], Balushkin [A. V.] & Trunov [I. A.], 1987:12 [47], Fig. 1] Notes: [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 27 (no. 1); ref. 9151] Antarctic Ocean, Lazarev Sea, 65°20'S, 2°34'E, depth 1310-1360 meters over bottom depth of 1370-1400 meters. Current status: Valid as Gyrinomimus andriashevi Fedorov, Balushkin & Trunov, 1987. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Antarctica. Habitat: marine.

Species Gyrinomimus bruuni Rofen, 1959 - Brunn's flabby whalefish (author) [=Gyrinomimus bruuni Rofen [R. R.], 1959:257, Pl. 1 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Galathea Report v. 1; ref. 12018] Off Kenya, 5°25'S, 47°09'E, 7400 meters wire out, over 4820 meters depth. Current status: Valid as Gyrinomimus bruuni Rofen, 1959. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Circumglobal between 30°N and 10°S. Habitat: marine.

Species Gyrinomimus grahami Richardson & Garrick, 1964 - Graham's flabby whalefish (author) [=Gyrinomimus grahami Richardson [L. R.] & Garrick [J. A. F.], 1964:523, Fig. 1, Gyrinomimus notius Fedorov [V. V.] & Balushkin [A. V.], 1983:739, Fig. 1] Notes: [Copeia 1964 (no. 3); ref. 3327] South of Cape Palliser, New Zealand, 42°07'S, 174°57'E, depth 1300 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Gyrinomimus grahami Richardson & Garrick, 1964. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan in Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine. (notius) [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 62 (no. 5); ref. 8351] Ross Sea, Antarctic Ocean, 72°26'S, 175°10.8'E, depth 445-470 meters. Current status: Synonym of Gyrinomimus grahami Richardson & Garrick, 1964. Cetomimidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Gyrinomimus myersi Parr, 1934 - Myers' flabby whalefish (author) [=Gyrinomimus myersi Parr [A. E.], 1934:29, Fig. 8, Gyrinomimus simplex Parr [A. E.], 1946:117, Pl. 1] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 4 (art. 6); ref. 3375] Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas, 23°39'N, 76°41'W, 7000 feet wire out. Current status: Valid as Gyrinomimus myersi Parr, 1934. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Circumglobal. Habitat: marine. (simplex) [Copeia 1946 (no. 3); ref. 13131] Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, 26°00'N, 93°32'W, depth about 1200 meters, Atlantis station 2853, over bottom depth of 1525-1430 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Gyrinomimus myersi Parr, 1934. Cetomimidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Gyrinomimus parri Bigelow, 1961 - Parr's combtooth whalefish [=Gyrinomimus parri Bigelow [H. B.], 1961:1, Fig.] Notes: [Breviora No. 145; ref. 7445] North central Gulf of Mexico, 26°52'N, 89°44'W, depth 1350 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Gyrinomimus parri Bigelow, 1961. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic, western North Pacific and southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Megalomycter Myers & Freihofer, 1966 - flabby whalefishes [=Megalomycter Myers [G. S.] & Freihofer [W. C.], 1966:195] Notes: [ref. 3088]. Masc. Megalomycter teevani Myers & Freihofer, 1966. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Megalomycter Myers & Freihofer, 1966 -- (Paxton & Trnski 2003:1177 [ref. 27021]). •In the Family Cetomimidae -- (Johnson et al. 2009:1 [ref. 30005]). Current status: Valid as Megalomycter Myers & Freihofer, 1966. Cetomimidae.

Species Megalomycter teevani Myers & Freihofer, 1966 - Nonsuch flabby whalefish (author) [=Megalomycter teevani Myers [G. S.] & Freihofer [W. C.], 1966:195, Figs. 1, 5a, 5b] Notes: [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 3088] About 9 miles southeast of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, 32°12'N, 64°36'S, depth 900 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Megalomycter teevani Myers & Freihofer, 1966. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Mirapinna Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956 - flabby whalefishes [=Mirapinna Bertelsen [E.] & Marshall [N. B.], 1956:4, Procetichthys Paxton [J. R.], 1989:151, 153] Notes: [ref. 290]. Fem. Mirapinna esau Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Mirapinna Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956 – (Paxton 1973:212 [ref. 7183], Bertelsen & Marshall 1984:380 [ref. 13657], Bertelsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:521 [ref. 13676], Paxton 2003:1174 [ref. 27040]). Current status: Valid as Mirapinna Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956. Cetomimidae. (Procetichthys) [ref. 13435]. Masc. Procetichthys kreffti Paxton, 1989. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Mirapinna Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956 -- (Johnson et al. 2009:238 [ref. 30005] with Mirapinna as postlarva of Procetichthys, Paxton et al. 2016:2174 [ref. 34605]). •Valid as Procetichthys Paxton, 1989 -- (Vieira et al. 2012:[1] [ref. 32078]). Current status: Synonym of Mirapinna Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956. Cetomimidae.

Species Mirapinna esau Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956 - hairyfish [=Mirapinna esau Bertelsen [E.] & Marshall [N. B.], 1956:4, Figs. 1-2, 12] Notes: [Dana Report No. 42; ref. 290] North Atlantic, 47°20'N, 22°30'W, Dana station 371, 48 meters of wire out. Current status: Valid as Mirapinna esau Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Notocetichthys Balushkin et al., 1989 - flabby whalefishes [=Notocetichthys Balushkin [A. V.], Fedorov [V. V.] & Paxton [J. R.], 1989:155] Notes: [ref. 12557]. Masc. Notocetichthys trunovi Balushkin, Fedorov & Paxton, 1989. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Notocetichthys Balushkin, Fedorov & Paxton, 1989 -- (Paxton 1989:166 [ref. 13435], Paxton & Gon 1990:224 [ref. 21692], Vieira et al. 2012:[1] [ref. 32078]). Current status: Valid as Notocetichthys Balushkin, Fedorov & Paxton, 1989. Cetomimidae.

Species Notocetichthys trunovi Balushkin et al., 1989 - Trunov's southern cetomimid [=Notocetichthys trunovi Balushkin [A. V.], Fedorov [V. V.] & Paxton [J. R.], 1989:156 [153], Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 12557] Lazarev Sea, Antarctic Ocean, 65°20'S, 2°34'E, depth 1310-1360 meters over 1370-1400 meters. Current status: Valid as Notocetichthys trunovi Balushkin, Fedorov & Paxton, 1989. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Antarctica. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Parataeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956 - flabby whalefishes [=Parataeniophorus Bertelsen [E.] & Marshall [N. B.], 1956:8] Notes: [ref. 290]. Masc. Parataeniophorus gulosus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956. Not available from Bertelsen & Marshall 1956, two included species but no type designated after 1930 (Art. 13.3); probably can date to treatment in Zoological Record for 1956, p. 73 (see remarks in Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990 [ref. 20647]; Art. 13b). •Valid as Parataeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956 -- (Paxton 1973:213 [ref. 7183], Bertelsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:523 [ref. 13676], Bertelsen & Marshall 1984:380 [ref. 13657], Bertelsen 1986:406 [ref. 5642], Paxton et al. 1989:385 [ref. 12442], Shiganova 1989 [ref. 14115], Paxton 1999:2208 [ref. 24788], Paxton 2003:1175 [ref. 27040], Paxton & Gates 2006:757 [ref. 29007]). •Valid but in the family Cetomimidae -- (Johnson et al. 2009:3 [ref. 30005]). Current status: Valid as Parataeniophorus Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956. Cetomimidae.

Species Parataeniophorus brevis Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956 - short tapetail [=Parataeniophorus brevis Bertelsen [E.] & Marshall [N. B.], 1956:10, Fig. 7] Notes: [Dana Report No. 42; ref. 290] Southern Mozambique Channel, southwestern Indian Ocean, 24°33'S, 38°26'E, depth about 100 meters (300 meters wire out). Current status: Valid as Parataeniophorus brevis Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands and California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine. GENUS Rhamphocetichthys Paxton, 1989 - flabby whalefishes [=Rhamphocetichthys Paxton [J. R.], 1989:151, 178] Notes: [ref. 13435]. Masc. Rhamphocetichthys savagei Paxton, 1989. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Rhamphocetichthys Paxton, 1989 -- (Paxton 1999:2207 [ref. 24788], Paxton et al. 2006:755 [ref. 28994], Vieira et al. 2012:[1] [ref. 32078]). Current status: Valid as Rhamphocetichthys Paxton, 1989. Cetomimidae.

Species Rhamphocetichthys savagei Paxton, 1989 - Savage's birdsnouted whalefish [=Rhamphocetichthys savagei Paxton [J. R.], 1989:178, Figs. 1i, 2d, 3f, 4g, 28] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 41; ref. 13435] Coral Sea, 12°22'S, 146°29'E, depth 0 to about 1000 meters. Current status: Valid as Rhamphocetichthys savagei Paxton, 1989. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan, few localities. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Vitiaziella Rass, 1955 - flabby whalefishes [=Vitiaziella Rass [T. S.], 1955:330] Notes: [ref. 3610]. Fem. Vitiaziella cubiceps Rass, 1955. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •In the family Cetomimidae -- (Johnson et al. 2009:13 [ref. 30005]). •Valid as Vitiaziella Rass, 1955 -- (Myers & Freihofer 1966:193 [ref. 3088], Parin et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Vitiaziella Rass, 1955. Cetomimidae.

Species Vitiaziella cubiceps Rass, 1955 - Kurile-Kamchatka flabby whalefish (author) [=Vitiaziella cubiceps Rass [T. S.], 1955:331, Fig. 3] Notes: [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 12; ref. 3610] Kuril-Kamchatka trench, depth 4000 meters over 6200 meters. Current status: Valid as Vitiaziella cubiceps Rass, 1955. Cetomimidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine