''Paraulopus'' is the only

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in the family Paraulopidae, a family of

grinner Aulopiformes is a diverse order of marine ray-finned fish consisting of some 15 extant and several prehistoric families with about 45 genera and over 230 species. The common names grinners, lizardfishes and allies, or aulopiforms are sometimes u ...

s in the

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Aulopiformes Aulopiformes is a diverse order of marine ray-finned fish consisting of some 15 extant and several prehistoric families with about 45 genera and over 230 species. The common names grinners, lizardfishes and allies, or aulopiforms are someti ...

. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other

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are also known by that name. They were considered in the Chlorophthalmidae or

greeneye Greeneyes are deep-sea aulopiform marine fishes in the small family Chlorophthalmidae. Thought to have a circumglobal distribution in tropical and temperate waters, the family contains just 18 species in two genera. The family name Chlorophthalm ...

family until 2001. The fishes tend to be slender and cylindrical, with large eyes and a large terminal mouth with only slightly protruding lower jaw.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Paraulopus atripes ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

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& Nakabo, 2003 * ''

Paraulopus balteatus ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

'' M. F. Gomon, 2010 (banded cucumberfish) * ''

Paraulopus brevirostris ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

'' ( Fourmanoir, 1981) (shortsnout cucumberfish) * ''

Paraulopus filamentosus ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

'' (

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, 1982) * ''

Paraulopus japonicus ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

'' ( Kamohara, 1956) * '' Paraulopus legandi'' ( Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979) * ''

Paraulopus longianalis ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

, M. F. Gomon & Nakabo, 2010 (longfin cucumberfish) * ''

Paraulopus maculatus ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

'' ( Kotthaus, 1967) * ''

Paraulopus melanogrammus ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

'' M. F. Gomon &

, 2004 (blackline cucumberfish) * ''

Paraulopus melanostomus ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

, M. F. Gomon & Nakabo, 2010 (licoricemouth cucumberfish) * ''

Paraulopus nigripinnis ''Paraulopus nigripinnis'', the cucumber fish, ‘’‘Montague whiting’’’ is a grinner of the genus '' Paraulopus''. It is a deep water fish found around southern Australia and New Zealand on the continental shelf A continental shelf ...

'' ( Günther, 1878) (cucumber fish) * ''

Paraulopus novaeseelandiae ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

& Nakabo, 2002 * ''

Paraulopus oblongus ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

'' ( Kamohara, 1953) * ''

Paraulopus okamurai ''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Ch ...

& Nakabo, 2002 (piedtip cucumberfish)

References

* Paraulopidae {{Aulopiformes-stub