Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Paraulopus Rank Genus | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Aulopiformes | |
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Family Paraulopidae
Tomoyasu Sato & Nakabo, 2002 Similar Aulopiformes, Aulopidae, Notosudidae, Sabertooth fish, Pearleye | ||
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 Chlorophthalmidae or greeneye 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:
References
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