Parophidion
| Parophidion | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parophidion schmidti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophidiinae |
| Genus: | Tortonese, 1954 |
| Type species | |
| Ophidium vassali Risso, 1810[1] | |
Parophidion is a genus of cusk-eels found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.[2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Parophidion schmidti (Woods & Kanazawa, 1951) (Dusky cusk-eel) - western Atlantic Bermuda to northern South America.
- Parophidion vassali (A. Risso, 1810) - Mediterranean and adjacent areas of the eastern Atlantic.
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Parophidion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Jørgen G. Nielsen; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). FAO Species Catalogue Volume 18 Ophidiiform Fishes of the World (Order Ophidiiformes) An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. pp. 43–44. ISBN 9251043752.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parophidion". FishBase. June 2012 version.