Penopus

Genus of fishes

Penopus
P. microphthalmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Penopus
Goode & Bean, 1896
Type species
Penopus macdonaldi a synonym of P. micropthalmus
Goode & Bean, 1896[1]

Penopus is a genus of cusk-eels.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Penopus japonicus J. G. Nielsen & Ohashi, 2011
  • Penopus microphthalmus (Vaillant, 1888)

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Penopus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Penopus". FishBase. June 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Penopus


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