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Aphanopus

Aphanopus, the black scabbardfishes, is a genus of Cutlassfish which contains the following species:Aphanopus arigato Parin, 1994 Aphanopus beckeri Parin, 1994 Aphanopus capricornis Parin, 1994 Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839 Aphanopus intermedius Parin, 1983 Aphanopus microphthalmus Norman, 1939 Aphanopus mikhailini Parin, 1983

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Aphanopus
Aphanopus carbo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Trichiuridae
Subfamily: Aphanopodinae
Genus: Aphanopus
Lowe, 1839
Type species
Aphanopus carbo
Lowe, 1839
Species

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Aphanopus, the black scabbardfishes, is a genus of Cutlassfish which contains the following species:1

  • Aphanopus arigato Parin, 1994
  • Aphanopus beckeri Parin, 1994
  • Aphanopus capricornis Parin, 1994
  • Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839 (Black scabbardfish)
  • Aphanopus intermedius Parin, 1983 (Intermediate scabbardfish)
  • Aphanopus microphthalmus Norman, 1939 (Smalleye scabbardfish)
  • Aphanopus mikhailini Parin, 1983 (Mikhailin's scabbardfish)
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