Redmouth whalefish

Like the plant genus of the same name, this genus is named after Guillaume Rondelet.

The Redmouth whalefish lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 100 - 3500 m environment.

The redmouth whalefishes are two species of deep-sea whalefishes in the genus Rondeletia, the only genus in the family Rondeletiidae. They are apparently close to the velvet whalefish (Barbourisia rufa), and apparently also to the gibberfishes (Gibberichthyidae). More

The redmouth whalefishes are two species of deep-sea whalefishes in the genus Rondeletia, the only genus in the family Rondeletiidae. ... Bold, lusty lips: a foxy, full-strength red on your mouth will ... More

Common names

Akachoki-kujira-uo in Japanese (日本語)
Armored redmouth whalefish in English
Common redmouth whalefish in English
Pez ballena in Spanish (español)
Rau›skoltur in Icelandic (Íslenska)
Rauðskoltur in Icelandic (Íslenska)
Rauõskoltur in Icelandic (Íslenska)
Red-mouth whalefish in English
Redmouth whalefish in English
Rødmundet hvalfisk in Danish (dansk)
紅口仿鯨 in Mandarin Chinese
網肩龍氏鯨頭魚 in Mandarin Chinese
红口仿鲸 in Mandarin Chinese
网肩龙氏鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
网肩龙氏鲸头鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cetomimiformes
Family : Rondeletiidae
Genus : Rondeletia
Species : Rondeletia loricata
Authority : Abe and Hotta, 1963