''Parophidion'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
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, however, diverged from other ra ...
s found in the
Atlantic Ocean
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and the Mediterranean Sea.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Parophidion schmidti''
(Woods
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Common meanings
* Woodland
* Forest
* Wood, solid material from trees or shrubs
Places United States
* Woods, Kentucky
* Woods, Oregon
* Woods, a municipality in Liberty County, Florida
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& Kanazawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
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, 1951) (Dusky cusk-eel) - western Atlantic
Bermuda
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to northern South America.
* ''
Parophidion vassali''
( A. Risso, 1810) - Mediterranean and adjacent areas of the eastern Atlantic.
References
Ophidiidae
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