Biology:Paraphyonus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Aphyonidae |
| Genus: | Paraphyonus J. G. Nielsen, 2015 [1] |
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| Paraphyonus iselini Nielsen 2015[2]
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Paraphyonus is a genus of blind cusk eels found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus was created for species formerly classified under Aphyonus when sampling of specimens showed that the type species of Aphyonus, A. gelatinosus, was not closely related to the other known species in the genus, including the newly identified species P. iselini and P. merretti. This work also brought Barathronus solomonensis into the new genus. The result of this classification is that Aphyonus would be a monotypic genus.[1]
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
- Paraphyonus bolini (J. G. Nielsen, 1974) [1]
- Paraphyonus brevidorsalis (J. G. Nielsen, 1969) [1]
- Paraphyonus iselini J. G. Nielsen, 2015 [1]* Paraphyonus merretti J. G. Nielsen, 2015 [1]
- Paraphyonus rassi (J. G. Nielsen, 1975) [1]
- Paraphyonus solomonensis (J. G. Nielsen & Møller, 2008) [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Nielsen, J.G. (2015). "Revision of the aphyonid genus Aphyonus (Teleostei, Ophidiiformes) with a new genus and two new species". Zootaxa 4039 (2): 323–344.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Paraphyonus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Paraphyonus.
Wikidata ☰ Q21416170 entry
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