Aphyonus Günther, 1878
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.2.12 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DC307771-D3DB-46DE-891F-CC0EAF9BB5A6 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5924622 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C487AB-FFA4-0312-CAD7-F9ECFD52C521 |
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Aphyonus Günther, 1878 View in CoL View at ENA
Aphyonus Günther, 1878: 22 View in CoL , type species by monotypy Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther, 1878 View in CoL .
Diagnosis. Joined vertical fins and loose, transparent, scaleless skin; peritoneum black; horizontal mouth; lower jaw not prolonged; vomer with 2–7 fangs; pectoral fin peduncle short, as long as high; 3–4 long rakers on anterior gill arch; dorsal fin rays 92–118, anal fin rays 61–78 and pectoral fin rays 17–20; precaudal vertebrae 28–33; total vertebrae 77–87; sagittal otolith rather large, oval and thin; penis partly covered ventrally by genital hood that ends in a medially placed clasper; paired claspers absent in both sexes.
Species. Only the type species is known.
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Aphyonus Günther, 1878
| Nielsen, Jørgen G., Pogonoski, John J. & Appleyard, Sharon A. 2019 |
Aphyonus Günther, 1878: 22
| Gunther 1878: 22 |
Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther, 1878
| Gunther 1878 |