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 In 1989, it was transferred to the genus, Cetichthys by John R. Paxton.
This pelagic fish has been found at depths of 1500 - 3620 mPaxton, J.R. and D.J. Bray, 1986. Cetomimidae. p. 433-434. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. in the Atlantic, the Indian and Pacific oceans at latitudes of 30 to 40 degrees south.
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