Paraphyonus

Paraphyonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Aphyonidae
Genus:	Paraphyonus J. G. Nielsen, 2015 ^[1]

Paraphyonus is a genus of blind cusk eels found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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 2 3 4 5 6 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.

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