Biology:Porogadus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Porogadus
Porogadus catena.jpg
P. catena
Porogadus miles.jpg
Slender Cusk-eel (P. miles)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Porogadus
Goode & Bean, 1885
Type species
Porogadus miles
Goode & Bean, 1885[1]

Porogadus is a genus of cusk-eels.

Species

There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Porogadus abyssalis Nybelin, 1957
  • Porogadus atripectus Garman, 1899
  • Porogadus catena (Goode & Bean, 1885)
  • Porogadus gracilis (Günther, 1878) (Cavernous assfish)
  • Porogadus guentheri D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902
  • Porogadus longiceps Garman, 1899
  • Porogadus melampeplus (Alcock, 1896)
  • Porogadus melanocephalus (Alcock, 1891)
  • Porogadus miles Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885 (Slender cusk-eel)
  • Porogadus nudus Vaillant, 1888
  • Porogadus silus H. J. Carter & Sulak, 1984
  • Porogadus subarmatus Vaillant, 1888
  • Porogadus trichiurus (Alcock, 1890)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Porogadus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=4248. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Porogadus in FishBase. June 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2646754 entry