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Acanthonus

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Acanthonus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Acanthonus
Günther, 1878
Synonyms[1]
  • Tauredophidium Alcock, 1890
  • Xyelacyba Cohen, 1961

Acanthonus is a genus of deep water Cusk-eels.

Species

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There are three valid species:[2]

Synonyms

Acanthonus spinifer Garman, 1899 accepted as Acanthonus armatus Günther, 1878

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Acanthonus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 March 2018). "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families CARAPIDAE and OPHIDIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

Girard, Matthew G.; Nonaka, Ai; Baldwin, Carole C.; Johnson, G. David (2024). "Discovery and description of elaborate larval cusk-eels and the relationships among Acanthonus, Tauredophidium, and Xyelacyba (Teleostei: Ophidiidae)". Early Life History and Biology of Marine Fishes: Research Inspired by the Work of H Geoffrey Moser: 20–42. doi:10.7755/pp.24.3.