''Evoxymetopon'' is a

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cutlassfish The cutlassfishes are about 45 species of predatory fish in the family Trichiuridae of the order Scombriformes found in seas throughout the world. Fish of this family are long, slender, and generally steely blue or silver in colour, giving rise ...

found in all

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s. It is one of nine genera in the family Trichiuridae.

Species

There are currently four recognized

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in this genus: * '' Evoxymetopon macrophthalmus''

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& Iwatsuki, 2006 (Bigeye scabbardfish) Chakraborty, A., Yoshino, T. & Iwatsuki, Y. (2006): A new species of scabbardfish, ''Evoxymetopon macrophthalmus'' (Scombroidei: Trichiuridae), from Okinawa, Japan. ''Ichthyological Research, 53 (2): 137-142.'' * '' Evoxymetopon moricheni'' Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2014 Fricke, R., Golani, D. & Appelbaum-Golani, B. (2014): ''Evoxymetopon moricheni'', a new cutlassfish from the northern Red Sea (Teleostei: Trichiuridae). ''Ichthyological Research, 61 (3): 293-297.'' * ''

Evoxymetopon poeyi ''Evoxymetopon'' is a genus of cutlassfish found in all oceans. It is one of nine genera in the family Trichiuridae. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Evoxymetopon macrophthalmus'' Anirban Chakraborty, Chakra ...

'' Günther, 1887 (Poey's scabbardfish) * ''

Evoxymetopon taeniatus ''Evoxymetopon'' is a genus of cutlassfish found in all oceans. It is one of nine genera in the family Trichiuridae. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Evoxymetopon macrophthalmus'' Anirban Chakraborty, Chakra ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1863 (Channel scabbardfish)

References

Trichiuridae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill {{Scombroidei-stub