Paraulopidae
''Paraulopus'' is the only genus in the family Paraulopidae, a family of grinners in the order Aulopiformes. They are commonly known as cucumberfishes, but locally some other Teleostei are also known by that name. They were considered in the Chlorophthalmidae or greeneye family until 2001. The fishes tend to be slender and cylindrical, with large eyes and a large terminal mouth with only slightly protruding lower jaw. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Paraulopus atripes'' Tomoyasu Sato & Nakabo, 2003 * '' Paraulopus balteatus'' M. F. Gomon, 2010 (banded cucumberfish) * '' Paraulopus brevirostris'' ( Fourmanoir, 1981) (shortsnout cucumberfish) * '' Paraulopus filamentosus'' (Okamura, 1982) * '' Paraulopus japonicus'' ( Kamohara, 1956) * '' Paraulopus legandi'' ( Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979) * '' Paraulopus longianalis'' Tomoyasu Sato, M. F. Gomon & Nakabo, 2010 (longfin cucumberfish) * '' Paraulopus maculatus'' ( Kotthaus, 1967) * '' Paraulopus ...
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