Araiophos

Araiophos is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae.

Araiophos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Sternoptychidae
Subfamily: Maurolicinae
Genus: Araiophos
Grey, 1961
Type species
Araiophos gracilis
Grey, 1961

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Araiophos eastropas Ahlstrom & Moser, 1969
  • Araiophos gracilis Grey, 1961

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Araiophos in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. ITIS (2004) contra FishBase [2012]


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