Aphyonus gelatinosus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Aphyonidae |
| Genus: | Aphyonus |
| Species: | A. gelatinosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther, 1878
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Aphyonus gelatinosus also known as the gelatinous blindfish is a species of blind cusk eel found in eastern Atlantic Ocean from Azores and Canary Islands; western Indian Ocean in Natal, South Africa and southwest Pacific Ocean known in Australia only from the type locality, off Cape York, Queensland.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Aphyonus gelatinosus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ 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.
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