genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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cusk-eel
The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ''ophis'' meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. True eels diverged from other ray-finned fi ...
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Etymology
''Genypterus'' is derived from the Greek words ''genyos'' = face, jaw and ''pteron'' = wing, fin.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
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Genypterus blacodes
The pink cusk-eel, ''Genypterus blacodes'', is a demersal species of cusk-eel in the family Ophidiidae found in the oceans around southern Australia, Chile, Brazil, and around New Zealand except the east coast of Northland, in depths of 22 to 1, ...
Genypterus capensis
''Genypterus capensis'', commonly known as kingklip, is a species of cusk eel occurring along the Southern African coast from Walvis Bay in Namibia to Algoa Bay in South Africa. It is closely related to '' Genypterus blacodes'' from New Zealand. ...
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A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet.
A may also refer to:
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* ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation
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Genypterus chilensis
''Genypterus'' is a genus of cusk-eels.
Etymology
''Genypterus'' is derived from the Greek words ''genyos'' = face, jaw and ''pteron'' = wing, fin.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* '' Genypterus blacodes'' ( ...