''Aphyonus'' is a genus of blind cusk eels from the
family Aphyonidae
Aphyonidae is a family of eel-like fishes in the order Ophidiiformes. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. They are deep-sea fishes, living between and depth.
Description and biology
Aphyonids are small fishe ...
. It contains four species. A sampling of specimens of ''Aphyonus'' showed that the
type species of ''Aphyonus'', ''
A. gelatinosus'', was not closely related to the other known species in the genus, and a new genus ''
Paraphyonus
''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'', ' ...
'' was named for these, including two newly identified species. The result of this classification is that ''Aphyonus'' would be a
monotypic genus.
Species
The four species of ''Aphyonus'' are:
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Aphyonus bolini''
Nielsen, 1974
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Aphyonus brevidorsalis''
Nielsen, 1969
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Aphyonus gelatinosus
''Aphyonus gelatinosus'' also known as the gelatinous blindfish is a species of blind cusk eel found in eastern Atlantic Ocean from Azores and Canary Islands; western Indian Ocean in Natal, South Africa and southwest Pacific Ocean known in Aust ...
''
Günther, 1878
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Aphyonus rassi''
Nielsen, 1975
References
Aphyonidae
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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