''Parataeniophorus'' is a
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 ...
of
flabby whalefishes that was formerly included in the no longer recognized tapetail family Mirapinnidae.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Parataeniophorus bertelseni''
Shiganova, 1989
* ''
Parataeniophorus brevis''
Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1956 (Short tapetail)
* ''
Parataeniophorus gulosus''
Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1956
References
Cetomimidae
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