Aphyonidae

Taxobox
name = Aphyonidae

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image_caption = Gelatinous blindfish, "Aphyonus gelatinosus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Ophidiiformes
familia = Aphyonidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Aphyonus" "Barathronus" "Meteoria" "Nybelinella" "Parasciadonus" "Sciadonus" See text for species.

Aphyonidae is a family of eel-like fishes in the order Ophidiiformes. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. They are small deep-sea fishes, found down to 5,000 m.

Species

There are 22 species in six genera:
* Genus "Aphyonus"
** "Aphyonus bolini" Nielsen, 1974.
** "Aphyonus brevidorsalis" Nielsen, 1969.
** Gelatinous blindfish, "Aphyonus gelatinosus" Günther, 1878.
** "Aphyonus rassi" Nielsen, 1975.
* Genus "Barathronus"
** "Barathronus affinis" Brauer, 1906.
** "Barathronus bicolor" Goode & Bean, 1886.
** "Barathronus bruuni" Nielsen, 1969.
** "Barathronus diaphanus" Brauer, 1906.
** "Barathronus maculatus" Shcherbachev, 1976.
** "Barathronus multidens" Nielsen, 1984.
** "Barathronus pacificus" Nielsen & Eagle, 1974.
** "Barathronus parfaiti" (Vaillant, 1888).
** "Barathronus unicolor" Nielsen, 1984.
* Genus "Meteoria"
** "Meteoria erythrops" Nielsen, 1969.
* Genus "Nybelinella"
** "Nybelinella brevidorsalis" (Nielsen, 1969).
** "Nybelinella erikssoni" (Nybelin, 1957).
* Genus "Parasciadonus"
** "Parasciadonus brevibrachium" Nielsen, 1984.
** "Parasciadonus pauciradiatus" Nielsen, 1997.
* Genus "Sciadonus"
** "Sciadonus cryptophthalmus" (Zugmayer, 1911).
** "Sciadonus galatheae" (Nielsen, 1969).
** "Sciadonus jonassoni" (Nybelin, 1957).
** "Sciadonus pedicellaris" Garman, 1899.

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