Argyripnus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Sternoptychidae Scientific name Argyripnus Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Subfamily Maurolicinae Phylum Chordata Order Stomiiformes
Similar Valenciennellus, Stomiiformes, Polyipnus, Maurolicus, Sternoptyx

Argyripnus is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. They are commonly known as bristle-mouth fishes, but that may also refer to the related bristlemouth family (Gonostomatidae). A. iridescens is called "pearlside", which usually refers to the closely related genus Maurolicus.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

Argyripnus atlanticus Maul, 1952

Argyripnus brocki Struhsaker, 1973 (Brock's Bristle-mouth Fish)

Argyripnus electronus Parin, 1992

Argyripnus ephippiatus C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 (Gilbert & Cramer's Bristle-mouth Fish)

Argyripnus hulleyi Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2009 (Reunion bristle-mouth fish)

Argyripnus iridescens McCulloch, 1926 (Brilliant Pearlside)

Argyripnus pharos Harold & Lancaster, 2003

Fossils of bristle-mouth fishes show that the genus was already distinct in the Late Oligocene, more than 23 million years ago.

References

Argyripnus Wikipedia

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