Penopus is a genus of cusk-eels.
| Penopus | |
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| P. microphthalmus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Species
editThere 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Penopus". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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