Parataeniophorus

Parataeniophorus is a genus of flabby whalefishes that was formerly included in the no longer recognized tapetail family Mirapinnidae.

Parataeniophorus
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Parataeniophorus

Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1956

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Parataeniophorus bertelseni Shiganova, 1989
  • Parataeniophorus brevis Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1956 (Short tapetail)
  • Parataeniophorus gulosus Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1956

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Parataeniophorus in FishBase. August 2012 version.


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