''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: *''

Aphyonus bolini ''Aphyonus'' is a genus of blind cusk eels from the family Aphyonidae. 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 kno ...

'' Nielsen, 1974 *''

Aphyonus brevidorsalis ''Aphyonus'' is a genus of blind cusk eels from the family Aphyonidae. 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 kno ...

'' Nielsen, 1969 *''

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 *'' Aphyonus rassi'' Nielsen, 1975

References

Aphyonidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Ophidiiformes-stub