Diplophos
Genus of fishes
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Diplophos is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Diplophidae, commonly known as portholefish. They were formerly placed in the bristlemouth family Gonostomatidae.[1]
| Diplophos | |
|---|---|
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| Pacific Portholefish (D. taenia) | |
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| Rebains' Portholefish (D. rebainsi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Diplophidae |
| Genus: | Diplophos Günther, 1873 |
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Diplophos australis Ozawa, Oda & T. Ida, 1990
- Diplophos orientalis Matsubara, 1940
- Diplophos pacificus Günther, 1889
- Diplophos rebainsi G. Krefft & Parin, 1972 (Rebains' portholefish)
- Diplophos taenia Günther, 1873 (Pacific portholefish)
