''Genypterus'' is a genus of cusk-eels.

Etymology

''Genypterus'' is derived from the Greek words ''genyos'' = face, jaw and ''pteron'' = wing, fin.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''

Genypterus blacodes The pink cusk-eel, ''Genypterus blacodes'', is a demersal species of cusk-eel found in the oceans around southern Australia, Chile, Brazil, and around New Zealand except the east coast of Northland, in depths of . Their length is up to , and th ...

'' ( J. R. Forster, 1801) (Pink cusk-eel) * '' Genypterus brasiliensis'' Regan, 1903 * '' Genypterus capensis'' ( A. Smith, 1847) (Kingklip) * '' Genypterus chilensis'' ( Guichenot, 1848) (Red cusk-eel) * '' Genypterus maculatus'' (

Tschudi Tschudi (variants: Schudy, Shoudy, Shudi, Schudi, Tschudy) is a surname common in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. History The Tschudi name can be traced back to 870. After Glarus joined the Swiss Confederation in 1352, various members of the fa ...

, 1846) (Black cusk-eel) * '' Genypterus tigerinus'' Klunzinger, 1872 (Rock ling)

References

Ophidiidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi {{Ophidiidae-stub