Parophidion

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Parophidion is a genus of cusk-eels found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Ophidiiformes
Family:Ophidiidae
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Parophidion
Parophidion schmidti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Ophidiinae
Genus: Parophidion
Tortonese, 1954
Type species
Ophidium vassali
Risso, 1810[1]
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Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Parophidion schmidti (Woods & Kanazawa, 1951) (Dusky cusk-eel) - western Atlantic Bermuda to northern South America.
  • Parophidion vassali (A. Risso, 1810) - Mediterranean and adjacent areas of the eastern Atlantic.

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