Flabbywhalefish are small, deep-sea cetomimiformfish of the family Cetomimidae.
Living at extreme, lightless depths, flabbywhalefish have evolved an exceptionally well-developed lateral line system: as the eyes are either very small or vestigial, this system of sensory pores (running the length of the body) help the whalefish to accurately perceive its surroundings by detecting vibrations.
Flabbywhalefish are a red to orange-brown colour in life; the fins and jaws are brightly coloured.
The Cetomimiformes or whalefishes are an order of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish.
Thought to have a circumglobal distribution throughout the tropical and temperate latitudes, whalefishes have been recorded at depths in excess of 3,500 metres.
Whalefish coloration is typically red to orange with a fl body.
A Common Redmouth Whalefish (AMS I.42718-001) caught during the NORFANZ expedition in a midwater trawl between the surface and 2000 m, north-west of Norfolk Island, Tasman Sea, May 2003.
The pink areas on the nape and cheek are missing the overlying skin.
The Common Redmouth Whalefish has a flabby scaleless body with a large head with small eyes.
Redvelvet Whalefishes are rare deep-sea fishes found throughout the world’s oceans.
Larvae of this species live in the top 200 metres of the ocean, whereas juveniles are thought to live in the ocean mid-waters between 200 and 1100 metres.
Although the body appears naked, the soft flabby skin is actually covered with scales, each with a tiny spine that gives the surface a velvety feel.
After reflecting on his own struggles with depression, Scooter came up with a plan that was realistic and certain to work: we would utilize the wonders of modern medicine, and give Kasatka and friends a low-level dose of Ritalin so they could successfully cope with the rigors of theme park life.
Our friend Pepe was able to use some of his connections south of the border to get us 900 pounds of generic Ritalin and some dynamite fresh herb.
We noticed most Wal-Mart shoppers are the same people you see on "Cops," except most of the men had shirts on and weren't drunk enough yet to start beating their flabby chain-smoking wives.
