Penopus
Appearance
Penopus | |
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P. microphthalmus | |
Scientific 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]
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Penopus is a genus of cusk-eels.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Penopus japonicus J. G. Nielsen & Ohashi, 2011
- Penopus microphthalmus (Vaillant, 1888)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Penopus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Penopus in FishBase. June 2012 version.