Aulopus

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Animalia Family Aulopidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Aulopiformes
Similar Aulopidae, Aulopus filamentosus, Aulopiformes, Chlorophthalmus, Hime

japanese aulopus hime japonica

Aulopus is a genus of flagfins native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Aulopus bajacali Parin & Kotlyar, 1984 (Eastern Pacific flagfin)

Aulopus cadenati Poll, 1953 (Guinean flagfin)

Aulopus diactithrix Prokofiev, 2008

Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) (Royal flagfin)

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