Paraphyonus

Taxonavigation: Ophidiiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ophidiaria Ordo: Ophidiiformes

Name

Paraphyonus Nielsen, 2015

Etymology: From para- (= near), referring to resemblance to and/or affinity with Aphyonus. Paraphyonus is most similar to Aphyonus.

Nielsen, J.G., 2015: Revision of the aphyonid genus Aphyonus (Teleostei, Ophidiiformes) with a new genus and two new species. Zootaxa 4039(2): 323–344. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4039.2.7 . Preview (PDF) Reference page.

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