Penopus
Genus of fishes
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Penopus is a genus of cusk-eels.
| Penopus | |
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| P. microphthalmus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Neobythitinae |
| Genus: | Penopus Goode & Bean, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Penopus macdonaldi a synonym of P. micropthalmus Goode & Bean, 1896[1] | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Penopus japonicus J. G. Nielsen & Ohashi, 2011
- Penopus microphthalmus (Vaillant, 1888)
