Paraulopus
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Paraulopus
| Paraulopus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Paraulopidae T. Sato & Nakabo, 2002 |
| Genus: | Paraulopus T. Sato & Nakabo, 2002 |
| Species | |
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Paraulopus is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as "cucumberfishes", but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Paraulopus atripes T. Sato & Nakabo, 2003
- Paraulopus balteatus M. F. Gomon, 2010 (Banded cucumberfish)
- Paraulopus brevirostris (Fourmanoir, 1981) (Shortsnout cucumberfish)
- Paraulopus filamentosus (Okamura, 1982)
- Paraulopus japonicus (Kamohara, 1956)
- Paraulopus legandi (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979)
- Paraulopus longianalis T. Sato, M. F. Gomon & Nakabo, 2010 (Longfin Cucumberfish)
- Paraulopus maculatus (Kotthaus, 1967)
- Paraulopus melanogrammus M. F. Gomon & T. Sato, 2004 (Blackline Cucumberfish)
- Paraulopus melanostomus T. Sato, M. F. Gomon & Nakabo, 2010 (Licoricemouth Cucumberfish)
- Paraulopus nigripinnis (Günther, 1878) (Cucumber fish)
- Paraulopus novaeseelandiae T. Sato & Nakabo, 2002
- Paraulopus oblongus (Kamohara, 1953)
- Paraulopus okamurai T. Sato & Nakabo, 2002 (Piedtip cucumberfish)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Paraulopidae" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Paraulopus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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